Budget Cuts Could Cost Students
State education leaders are warning lawmakers that double-digit budget cuts will affect university and community college classrooms. State lawmakers are looking for spending cuts to offset a $3.2...
View ArticleUNC-CH Tuition Hike Clears First Hurdle
A task force at UNC-Chapel Hill has approved sizable tuition hikes. The Tuition and Fee Advisory Task Force voted to raise in-state tuition 16-and-a-half percent and out-of-state tuition 6-and-a-half...
View ArticlePeace University Lowering Tuition
Colleges and universities across the state are looking at raising tuition. But one university in Raleigh is going against the grain. William Peace University has announced in a letter to students it's...
View ArticleTuition Increases Likely
The UNC Board of Governors will decide today on raising tuition at the 17 member schools. Dave DeWitt: The tuition debates that have been going on at campuses across the state culminate today when the...
View ArticleUNC Board Approves Tuition Increases
The UNC Board of Governors voted today to allow member schools to raise in-state student tuition by an average of 8.8 percent next year. They did so as around 100 protestors disrupted the meeting,...
View ArticleDuke to Offer Free Online Classes
Duke University will begin offering free online classes to the public this September. Asma Khalid: Duke faculty have signed up to teach eight internet classes. They range from neuroscience to...
View ArticleFewer People Are Applying To Law School
Many law schools across the country have experienced a drop in applications over the past two years. Officials say rising tuition and a shaky job market are contributing to the decline. “Applications...
View ArticleShould Veterans Get In-State Tuition In NC?
North Carolina is one of only eight states in the country where none of the state's schools offer in-state tuition or residency exemptions for veterans. With the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan winding...
View ArticleUndocumented College Students Walk From Charlotte To Raleigh Asking For...
Five students walked 140 miles from Charlotte to Raleigh over the last 10 days to ask state lawmakers for in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants. Elver Barrios, a computer engineering student at...
View ArticleEducation Roundup: Sexual Assault Prevention, Student Athlete Pay
State Representatives approved or considered bills on Tuesday that would address sexual assault on college campuses, as well as study the possibilities of giving college students fixed tuition and K-12...
View ArticleIncoming UNC Students Likely To See Tuition Increase
North Carolina's public universities will likely increase tuition and fees for new students. Even after a 2 percent tuition increase, however, North Carolina public universities would still rank among...
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