- Former CDC Director: ‘Maybe that’s why I’m here’CHAPEL HILL – Though normally quite reserved, Bill Roper gets personal as he discusses his and the UNC System’s approach to reopening this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 17 institutions ...Read more
- Roper: ‘Preparing for whatever scenario comes’CHAPEL HILL – It certainly doesn’t hurt to have the former head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control as president of your university during a global pandemic. In a series ...Read more
- A message from UNCG’s chancellorDear Students, Faculty, and Staff, To sustain our democracy, and enact our shared values of freedom, prosperity, equality, safety, and a brighter future for our children, we must solve our problems ...Read more
- UNC System works to make online betterCHAPEL HILL – UNC System officials know many students weren’t happy with the makeshift courses they abruptly shifted to take online this spring due to the coronavirus pandemic. So, not knowing ...Read more
- Separate yet closer than ever: Advising in the midst of a pandemicRayana SwansonJames B. Hunt High SchoolWilson County Schools Krissia PocasangreNorth Rowan High School and Salisbury High SchoolRowan-Salisbury School System Tabitha DeanSouth Stokes High SchoolStokes County Schools Ana GuerreroWest Mecklenburg High SchoolCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Emma Kroll-SmithCaldwell ...Read more
- UNC System freezes tuition for 2020-21CHAPEL HILL (May 20, 2020) – The UNC System’s governing board voted Wednesday to freeze tuition and fees at North Carolina’s 16 public universities for 2020-21. Because state law locks tuition ...Read more
- BOG talks sanctions for rogue members; Fetzer resignsCHAPEL HILL (May 20, 2020) – After scandals involving trustees who tried to influence a student election and a member who conducted his own investigations of a job candidate and ...Read more
- Susan Cates: COVID-19 crisis offers an education opportunityBy Susan Cates When thoughtfully planned, technology-enhanced learning can improve the educational experience for students and faculty and lower total costs across the system. Although this spring’s emergency response left no ...Read more
- No interruption: 700 laptops for FSU freshmenFAYETTEVILLE – A thoughtful donor made a timely gift last week to Fayetteville State University’s Class of 2024: Laptop computers for all incoming freshmen next fall. It will mark the first ...Read more
- Tony Rand: Nothing is more importantCHAPEL HILL – Shortly after Tom Ross was named President of the University of North Carolina System in 2011, he got a call from former NC Senate Majority Leader Tony ...Read more