Higher Education

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.

The Grateful Dead performed five times at Duke University from 1971 to 1982.

Fayetteville Technical Community College's 'Transition Tech' program partners with companies like Red Hat to start training service members even before they leave the Army.

Citing the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Duke said all classes will be held remotely through Jan. 8. The Atlantic Coast Conference is changing its rescheduling policy to avoid assigning forfeits for teams unable to play.

WUNC education reporter Liz Schlemmer reviews some of the biggest stories from her beat in 2021.

For some undergraduates, receiving financial aid for being married is extra income while their parents still support them. For others, it’s the difference between years of debt or a financially secure life.

WUNC's Dave DeWitt speaks with Kyle Villemain, the editor in chief of The Assembly, about UNC System President Peter Hans.

"This left us speechless," said Catawba College's President David Nelson. "It left us wondering if we were reading numbers correctly."

Students for Fair Admissions, Incorporated sued UNC-Chapel Hill. The advocacy group argued that UNC's admissions policies were racially discriminatory against Asian American and white students.