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Ross asks for 10 percent cap

By Daniel Wiser | January 12

In an effort to address both students’ concerns about tuition hikes and administrators’ concerns about a loss of academic quality after years of budget ...

Ross: tuition increase recommendation will not exceed 10 percent

By Tarini Parti | January 12

UNC-system President Thomas Ross announced today he will not support tuition and fee increases that exceed 10 percent for any system school.

Board to consider UNC’s tuition plan

By Isabella Cochrane | January 11

UNC-system President Thomas Ross might recommend lower-than-expected tuition increases today, following weeks of protest from students and former administrators. ...

UNC students plan to march on Board of Governors meeting to protest tuition hikes

By Grace Raynor | January 11

It’s been almost two months since the Board of Trustees approved a 15.6 percent tuition hike to the dismay of dozens of student protesters lining the ...

Board of Governors to consider UNC’s 15.6 tuition increase proposal

By Isabella Cochrane | January 11

UNC-system President Thomas Ross might recommend lower-than-expected tuition increases today, following weeks of protest from students and former administrators. ...

Former UNC Board of Governors members sign petition opposing tuition hikes

By Isabella Cochrane | January 10

At least 20 former members of the UNC-system Board of Governors have signed a petition urging current board members against approving tuition hikes. The ...

Take a stand on tuition: Students must make a point of understanding the tuition debate

By Editorial Board | January 10

With today’s Board of Governors meeting, the long-running tuition debate will enter its final stages, at least for this year.

A critical moment for the University

By Mary Cooper | January 10

In this column space yesterday, you read a column from Mark Laichena, who reminded you that even though the Board of Trustees voted to raise UNC’s in-state ...

Year in Review: Potential in-state tuition hike of 15.6 percent for UNC to be voted on in February

By Daniel Wiser and Andy Thomason | December 6

The University’s Board of Trustees approved a 15.6 percent tuition hike for in-state students in November, despite vocal student protest. The proposal, ...

Many UNC-system schools propose tuition hikes above 6.5 percent cap

By Jenna Jordan | November 16

UNC-CH is not the only school proposing unprecedented tuition hikes for in-state students.

System failure: After missteps, BOG must tread carefully with online education

By Editorial Board | November 15

When the Board of Governors said in January that it was looking to root redundancies out of the UNC system, it should have meant it.

ASG use of student fees in question

By Madeline Will | November 14

In a time of budget constrictions, every penny of spending is under review — and concerns about the UNC-sytem Association of Student Governments’ ...

UNC-system Board of Governors considers online education to cut costs

By Daniel Wiser | November 13

After a report intended to prevent unnecessary degree duplication failed to find any immediate cost savings, UNC-system administrators say streamlining ...

Duplication review comes ?to a close

By Elise Young | November 10

A comprehensive review of academic programs, originally projected to provide long-term savings for the UNC system, has ended — without identifying concrete ...

Board of Governors to begin tuition conversation

By Daniel Wiser | November 9

The UNC-system Board of Governors has yet to receive any tuition increase proposals from universities, but members plan to take the first step in the ...

UNC’s tuition increase proposal not a surprise, administrators say

By Elise Young | October 31

UNC’s tentative proposal to increase in-state tuition by 40 percent during a multi-year span far exceeds the UNC system’s cap, but administrators ...

Tuition hike of 6.5 percent will not fill budget gap, task force says

By Nicole Comparato | October 11

University officials said Tuesday that a 6.5 percent increase in tuition wouldn’t come close to covering a $20 million gap in UNC’s budget.

UNC-system peer study to include review of tuition rates

By Daniel Wiser | October 5

An education at a UNC-system school has traditionally been considered a bargain. Universities have kept tuition rates comparatively low and relied ...

Press conference to discuss BOG’s potential open meetings law violation

By Madeline Will | October 4

Since the UNC-system Board of Governors held a private retreat almost two months ago, accusations of breaking the N.C. open meetings law have been refuted ...

UNC system faculty retention rates suffer due to decrease in funds

By Madeline Will | September 14

A $10-million fund set in place to protect high-profile faculty in the UNC system has dwindled to nearly nothing.