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The final surviving member of a trio of African American youths who were the first to desegregate the undergraduate student body at North Carolina's flagship public university has died. Ralph Frasier died last week in Florida at age 85.
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NCInnovation awarded $5.2 million to seven public universities in the state.
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A week after a UNC Board of Governors committee voted to repeal a policy requiring all public universities in the state to have diversity, equity and inclusion offices, faculty and students want answers on the process, and how far-reaching the impacts may be.
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Public schools across North Carolina are facing a range of financial challenges this spring. Growing charter school and private school enrollment threaten traditional public schools' state and local funding. Meanwhile federal COVID relief money is set to expire. Managing all of this are school district's chief financial officers.
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The policy had been in place since 2019 and previously mandated all public universities in North Carolina to have DEI offices.
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While some Republican-led states have accepted federal funding for a program that will make getting food during the summer easier for children on free and reduced price lunch, others use it as political football to score points against Biden
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The policy affects all Diversity Equity and Inclusion offices and employees in the University of North Carolina System.
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This week, the UNC System will likely vote to add "Foundations of American Democracy" requirement to its student success policy.
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One of the biggest upsets — and closest races — in last month’s primary took place in northeastern North Carolina. In a state House race to serve Halifax, Warren and Northampton counties, longtime Representative Michael Wray lost to challenger Rodney Pierce.
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Higher education has become one of the culture war’s key battlegrounds, where opinions clash on free speech, affirmative action and other issues.
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NC Promise cuts tuition to $500 per semester for some schools, while other regional universities' tuition stays in the thousands.
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The university's vice provost for enrollment said UNC-Chapel Hill has yet to send out any financial aid packages to students.