App State chancellor steps down amid student concerns over free speech, LGBTQ rights

Appalachian State Chancellor tendered her resignation on Monday and will formally exit the position on Friday.

Young core survives shootout in Boone, powers UNC football to 63-61 victory

“This team needed a hard fought fourth quarter game on the road,” head coach Mack Brown said.” “We’ve got to mature and not continue to make ...

UNC football defeats App State 63-61 in high-scoring instant classic

Redshirt first-year Drake Maye was dominant throughout the afternoon, finishing with 352 yards and 4 touchdowns through the air and 76 yards and a score ...

Analysis: Here's what UNC football must do to beat Appalachian State in Boone

Since making the jump from the FCS ranks, the Mountaineers have become one of the more consistent programs in the country. During its eight seasons playing ...

Heel Talk: Fraternity drug ring scandal and making class connections

The UNC system has no clear protocol on student deaths or psychological services

Student mental health is a growing concern at many North Carolina universities: with the past five years, the number of students seeking campus psychological ...

'So much bigger than me': UNC system's first African-American president talks election, future

Rising senior at North Carolina Central University Bettylenah Njaramba will be sworn as the president of The University of North Carolina Association ...

UNC ranks number one for best value among public universities

UNC-Chapel Hill is number one on Kiplinger's ranking of best values in public education. 

NC ranked top state for campus free speech despite controversial BOG policy

Although a December study by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education ranked North Carolina as best in the nation for campus free speech, debate ...

App State hosts foreign educators to improve teaching skills

For the past month and a half, Appalachian State University has hosted 21 international educators in a program designed to improve their teaching skills ...

UNC system professors link wildfires in western U.S. to arctic warming

Wildfire activity in the western United States is linked to warming in the arctic, according to a recent study. 

NC attorney general hosts first collegiate council meeting to combat college opioid crisis

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein led the first of four collegiate council meetings within the UNC system to work with students on combating ...

NC schools are protesting more than just Silent Sam

In the wake of protests over Confederate monuments in Chapel Hill and Durham, students at Appalachian State University and Salem College are taking a ...

UNC-system happenings for April 28, 2017

Liza Wieland, an English professor at East Carolina University, was recently awarded the prestigious Robert Penn Warren Award for Fiction by the Fellowship ...

UNC-system happenings for March 27, 2017

Margot Lee Shetterly, author of the book “Hidden Figures” from which the movie of the same name is based, will be the commencement speaker for the ...

UNC-system happenings for Feb. 14, 2017

The exhibit “Soft Diplomacy: Quilting Cultural Diplomacy in Liberia” will be on display at Western Carolina University’s Fine Art Museum through ...

Greensboro students lead 'Black Friday' protest against police brutality, election results

On Friday, demonstrators on Franklin Street and in the Pit took a stand against police brutality and the recent election results.

Chalking incidents prompt free speech concerns

Appalachian State University is restricting unauthorized students from chalking on its sidewalks following a controversy over racially charged messages ...

Global warming expected to damper leaf colors this fall

North Carolina scientists have begun to express concerns over fall leaf color, with some warning the leaves will not be as vivid as in previous years. ...