Higher Education

For many young Americans, deciding on college has become a complex choice. Increasingly, a main question is whether a degree is worth its cost. Confidence in higher education has dropped due to high tuition, student loans and a tough job market. Colleges like UNC-Chapel Hill are now trying to prove their value.

Right-wing groups are increasingly requesting copies of syllabi and course materials to assess what's being taught in college classrooms. That means universities like UNC-Chapel Hill and UNC Greensboro are having to decide what to turn over, and what faculty can still control.

Anti-DEI groups claim they belong to the public. University leaders say they are faculty members' intellectual property. A look at the copyright debate.

The letter fits into the Trump Administration's wider crackdown on diversity, equity, and inclusion policies in education, business, and government.

Three newsrooms, Open Campus, WUNC, and NC Local are launching a partnership to deepen higher education reporting in North Carolina.

Politicians, parents, and pundits have lots of opinions about how to solve mental health problems affecting nearly every campus. In this conversation, students themselves share their perspective of what they and their classmates are facing.

Roberts talks Harvard, campus protests, hiring a high-profile football coach, and more with Leoneda Inge.

Scientists and graduate students from across the NC Triangle gathered Friday to protest federal funding cuts to their research.

In 2019, the state set a goal for 2 million North Carolinians to have a college degree or industry credential by 2030. The state has been closing the gap, but isn’t there yet.

Higher education in North Carolina is big business as schools vie for the best and the brightest staff and students. But in 2024, we learned how fragile higher education can be with budget deficits, leadership turnover, war, and politics.