Trump criticized for remarks on community colleges

While Trump called for improvements to the community college sector, North Carolina community colleges have already started programs to help remedy many ...

UNC Health Care and Apple pair up for new health app

Apple and UNC Health Care have paired up to provide health records to patients. 

Rep. Price addresses questions over Trump, state of D.C. at town hall

Rep. David Price addressed his constituents and took questions at his town hall event in Carrboro on Saturday morning. Questions about the current state ...

STEM has a reputation for gender bias, but study shows other majors deter female students

A new study from the American Educational Research Fund shows that perceived gender bias in majors, not whether they are STEM or non-STEM is the primary ...

NCCU officially joins Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory as first HBCU

Minority students, older students and former military students from NCCU that have contributed for years will now see increased opportunities as official ...

Sexual assault, free speech, DACA among top 10 higher ed issues for 2018

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities named sexual assault, campus free speech and DACA students among the top 10 higher education ...

Word on the Street: What are you expecting from Trump's State of the Union address?

President Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday. Staff writer Georgia Wieland-Stanford asked students ...

Survey predicts Democratic wins in NC midterm elections

North Carolina may see a wave of Democratic support in 2018 midterm elections, according to a survey conducted by Hart Research Associates. 

Government shutdown amid DACA debate affects students, higher education

The American Council on Education released a statement Monday advocating for the end of the government shutdown and pledging its support to find suitable ...

Duke aims to bring minorities into STEM graduate programs

A new program at Duke aims to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in STEM grad programs. 

Duke study shows masculinity may be toxic to women and men

A new Duke study shows toxic masculinity may have health consequences for men and women. 

Amazon includes Raleigh as finalist to host new HQ

 Tech-giant Amazon announced Thursday a list of 20 metropolitan areas – including Raleigh – that had been narrowed down from 238 proposals to ...

Trump's first year: A look back at the 45th president's ups and downs

Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the day Donald Trump took office as the 45th president of the United States after a nail-biting election season. As ...

Find a Women's March near you

On the anniversary of the 2017 Women's March, North Carolina communities are planning to come together again to promote women's rights and other civil ...

Proposal could open off-limit offshore areas to drilling. What does that mean for N.C.?

A proposal to open off-limits federal offshore areas to drilling was announced on Jan. 4 by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke. 

Congress' DACA replacement debate continues for fourth month

Four months have passed since President Donald Trump’s September announcement repealing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and Congress ...

New tax law won't repeal grad student deductions, credits

Last month, Congress passed and the President signed into law H.R. 1 – originally the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – amending the 1986 tax code, with promises ...

Federal courts rule NC maps unconstitutionally gerrymandered

PROSPER Act could make first changes to Higher Education Act since 2008

A proposed U.S. House bill by the Committee on Education and the Workforce could bring sweeping reform to higher education policy.