Higher Education

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.

The rollout of a new FAFSA form last year made it a fiasco for many students applying for college financial aid. The process can be especially complex for applicants whose parents are undocumented, but there’s a North Carolina nonprofit helping students navigate that complexity.

Several universities have shuttered their DEI offices to comply with a new UNC System policy. LGBTQ+ advocates worry on- and off-campus voices will weaponize these changes against university centers, students, and faculty.

WUNC reporter Brianna Atkinson sits down for an extended conversation with Lee Roberts, one day after he was named the 13th chancellor at UNC-Chapel Hill

UNC System President Peter Hans made the announcement Friday morning, after the full UNC Board of Governors approved the selection. Hans called Lee Roberts "a calm, steady and focused leader."

Randy Woodson will leave N.C. State after 14 years as chancellor.

Dr. Karrie Dixon will leave her post as chancellor at Elizabeth City State University to lead NCCU in Durham.

Higher education has become one of the culture war’s key battlegrounds, where opinions clash on free speech, affirmative action and other issues.