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Out-of-state students may face difficulty in affording UNC

By Kate Karstens | January 23

Of the 30,000 out-of-state residents who applied to UNC this year, only a handful will be granted admission, and even fewer will be offered a financial ...

Selective universities accepting fewer low-income students, study finds

By Blake Weaver | November 6

A new report by New America has found that colleges are accepting fewer low-income students than they were 20 years ago.

Brown University plans to eliminate student loans with new initiative

By Emily Davis | September 24

Brown University launched a campaign Wednesday to eliminate loans from its financial aid packages for all current and incoming students in the next academic ...

Over 30 years later, minorities underrepresented at top US universities

By Emily Davis | September 19

Minority representation in the nation’s top universities has declined in the last 35 years despite affirmative action, according to a New York Times ...

Why does the fight for affirmative action continue?

By Becca Heilman | August 21

Affirmative action admissions programs at universities across the country may be in jeopardy in light of a recent memo by the Donald Trump administration. ...

Project jumpstarts refugees' college aspirations

By Leah Asmelash | August 21

When senior Riley Foster first started tutoring young refugee students, she assumed she was being encouraging and reaffirming of their abilities. But ...

UNC receives million dollar prize

By Nic Rardin | June 20

UNC has been chosen to receive the Cooke Prize for Equity in Educational Access and will receive $1 million from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.

UNC: Rich in diversity or just plain rich?

By Brinley Lowe | June 13

The breakdown of UNC’s incoming class doesn’t vary much year to year. The percentage of out-of-state students always hovers at around 18 percent—where ...

Sophie Niu, a junior international student from Shenzhen, China, is the president of Chinese Students and Scholars.

UNC sees record applications from international students

By Leah Asmelash | April 21

The University has experienced the highest number of international applications ever, despite the executive orders out of the White House and perceived ...

New call center aims to welcome all new admitted UNC students

By Cy Neff | March 6

The UNC Office of Undergraduate Admissions began a new outreach program this year which aims to call admitted incoming first-years, with the goal of giving ...

Black male enrollment at UNC hasn’t risen above 125 in a new class since 2009

By Colleen Moir | February 27

For Chris Faison, the key to raising graduation and retention rates for male students of color lies in professional resources and listening to what the ...

Craige Parking Deck may be receiving a "green" make-over, with plans to build an environmentally-friendly plant structure on it to spruce up its appearance and help clean the air. The plan is in the works and still requires BOG approval.

UNC Visitors’ Center offers campus tours in Spanish

By Kamilla Rekvényi | February 16

To make campus more accessible, the UNC Visitors’ Center has started offering their Welcome to Carolina tour in Spanish.

UNC's affirmative action lawsuit moves forward with Supreme Court ruling

By Felicia Bailey | November 20

UNC has been fighting a lawsuit against its affirmative action practices for two years, but a precedent-setting Supreme Court ruling from June indicates ...

Allen Hughes is a first-year veteran who has served in Germany, Japan, Poland and Israel. He majors in linguistics.

Student veteran transitions to life in college at UNC

By Danielle Bush | November 9

For first-year Allen Hughes, waking up in the morning before class does not consist of a stroll to Rams Head Dining Hall for breakfast; instead, he greets ...

UNC delays early admission application deadline because of hurricane

By Charlotte Harris | October 13

Hurricane Matthew's recent sweep through the coast added to many students' stress of applying to colleges.

Eddy Fernandez, a first-year student hoping to major in Health Policy and Management, is a Carolina Covenant Scholar. The Covenant program makes education affordable for Carolina undergraduate students from low-income families.

UNC system manages debt crisis, but challenges remain

By Kent McDonald | April 19

As a first-generation college student, UNC first-year Eddy Fernandez had one big worry — the cost.

Students struggle with readmission after leaving University for mental health reasons

By Samantha Sabin and Sarah Vassello | April 19

Sophomore Nikki McCurry didn’t expect withdrawing from the University for mental health reasons to be as taxing as it was.

Please mind the NCGAP

By Thomas Shealy | March 29

After a vote of approval from the N.C. legislature in the fall, concerns remain over the N.C. Guaranteed Admissions Program.

Out-of-state enrollment grows out of North Carolina

By Danielle Chemtob | February 10

Feeling budgetary constraints, many public flagship universities are increasing the number of out-of-state students, according to a recent analysis by ...

2014 and 2015 enrollees’ data used for lawsuit against UNC

By Jamie Gwaltney | November 19

The approximately 63,000 people who applied to enroll at UNC in fall 2014 and fall 2015 received letters on Nov. 13 notifying them that portions of their ...