Higher Education

The new policy gives UNC System President Peter Hans a greater role in search committees for chancellors who lead public universities in North Carolina.

After many years of steady growth, 12 of the 16 universities in the UNC System saw their student populations decline this past fall. As enrollment shrinks, so will their budgets.

North Carolina high schools have a new tool from the National Student Clearinghouse to track whether their graduates go to college and ultimately earn a degree.

"She will be remembered as one of the giants of American higher education," said Peter Hans, current UNC System president and Board of Governors member, during Broad's tenure.

Cooper announced the creation of the panel in early November, saying the Republican majority in the General Assembly has too much power over the UNC system's 17 institutions.

Cooper made the announcement Tuesday morning from the Governor’s Mansion in Raleigh, flanked by two former UNC System presidents who will co-chair the Commission on the Future of Public Universities in North Carolina.

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case challenging affirmative action at UNC-Chapel Hill. The outcome could have far-reaching consequences for college admissions across the country.

The president of North Carolina's community college system is stepping down, as board members who lost confidence in him after barely 18 months on the job accepted his resignation.

The North Carolina State University Board of Trustees has decided to remove the word “Dixie” from its alma mater because of its Confederate connotation.

As COVID-19 cases surge in North Carolina, Fayetteville State University is delaying the start of its semester to test all students, faculty and staff for the virus.