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UNC-system leaders paid less

By Caroline Dye | October 17

The UNC system’s top administrators are paid less than their colleagues at peer institutions, making them the targets of poaching attempts by rival ...

Many ASG presidents have fought for a vote on the Board of Governors: It's time to realize that goal

By Editorial Board | October 10

The president of the UNC-system Association of Student Governments should be able to vote during the Board of Governors’ meetings. Atul Bhula, the ...

UNC SERVES program aims to improve UNC-system schools' accessibility for veterans and military students

By Daniel Wiser | October 10

Adjusting to college life is never easy for incoming students — especially if they are transferring from a foreign battlefield.

NCAA investigation to last over a year

By Sara Gregory | October 7

UNC expects to be working with NCAA investigators for at least a year, Chancellor Holden Thorp told UNC-system leaders Thursday. The individual student-athletes’ ...

UNC system prepares for more budget cuts

By Tarini Parti | October 7

Universities in the UNC system should plan on cutting their budgets by at least 10 percent and prepare to face a tough fight against legislators, the ...

Board of Governors to discuss UNC-system budget issues, tuition increases

By Tarini Parti | October 6

Discussion concerning the UNC system’s budget for next year and potential tuition increases will start in earnest at the Board of Governors’ meeting ...

Board of Govenors considering credit hour tuition

By Isabella Cochrane | October 3

A recommendation to the UNC-system Board of Governors to charge tuition by the credit hour could inhibit students from taking more classes.

Board of Governors meet with Thorp and Baddour

September 9

The UNC-system Board of Governors met with UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp and Athletic Director Dick Baddour Thursday at their meeting to discuss the NCAA ...

UNC system lauds Teach for America

By Ariel Zirulnick | April 9

A sweeping study of North Carolina’s K-12 teachers concluded that those who come to the classroom from Teach for America consistently outperform the ...

Bowles chooses next chief financial officer

By Ariel Zirulnick | March 26

UNC-system President Erskine Bowles announced Friday that he had chosen who would replace the system's outgoing chief financial officer.

UNC-system president search aims to keep costs down

By Jeanna Smialek | March 26

Outgoing UNC-system President Erskine Bowles manages 16 more schools than UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp — and only makes about $60,000 more ...

UNC system, Marines to partner

By Joe Mangun | February 23

The UNC system is taking another step to strengthen its ties with the military. UNC-system President Erskine Bowles will sign an agreement with the U.S. ...

BOG ?nishes long-standing plans

By Tarini Parti | January 10

The UNC system Board of Governors tied up several loose ends, such as UNC-Charlotte’s potential football program, paid leave policy for university presidents ...

Insurance plan to be decided in January

By Emily Stephenson | December 8

Student health insurance premiums in 2010 would be about one-third the current rate at UNC-Chapel Hill under projections presented Monday for a plan to ...

Administrator salary policy moving forward

By Jeanna Smialek and Ariel Zirulnick | November 13

A controversial policy governing salaries and paid leave for administrators took a step forward Thursday after months of stalls.The personnel and tenure ...

UNC-system President Erskine Bowles, left, and Lt. Gen. John Mulholland Jr. signed an agreement Thursday.

UNC system, Army tout partnership’s potential

By Ariel Zirulnick | November 13

A formal partnership between the UNC system and U.S. Army Special Operations Command made so much sense to both parties that it seemed silly to delay ...

UNC system wants to split $200 tuition increase with state

By Tarini Parti | November 13

The UNC-system Board of Governors proposed a plan Thursday to balance the universities’ and state’s needs for additional money while keeping tuition ...

Lt. Gen. John Mulholland Jr. will sign an agreement on campus today.

Army to collaborate with system schools

By Ariel Zirulnick | November 12

The UNC system and the U.S. Army will launch a new chapter in their already-extensive collaboration today.The two institutions will centralize the interaction ...

Retreat rights could be cut

By Ariel Zirulnick | October 8

The practice of administrators “retreating” to faculty positions while retaining a large salary has been a higher education norm for decades, but ...

BOG looks to curb enrollment

By Ariel Zirulnick | September 18

The state’s higher education leaders said Friday that years of rapid enrollment need to slow down to help schools better deal with the growth.Years ...