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Task force OKs tuition increases for professional schools

By Melody Jiang | October 31

The Tuition and Fee Advisory Task Force voted Thursday to approve several tuition increases for UNC professional schools.

German universities opt to go tuition free

By Caroline Lamb | October 20

Students attending universities in Germany now enjoy the luxury of free tuition nationwide, but education experts say the framework of American universities ...

Report says NC universities remain a good deal

By Olivia Lanier | October 8

North Carolina ranks second in the nation for having the lowest in-state public university tuition for low-income students, according to a report released ...

McKinney Brown, left, and Ariel Eure call the SafeWalk dispatcher on January 19, 2010.

SafeWalk loses student fee funding

By Sam Shaw | September 16

After years of protecting students late at night, SafeWalk has found itself in a danger of its own.

Buzz Rides is expanding to other campuses.

For-profit startup company Buzz Rides loses student fees money

By Acy Jackson | September 16

Due to lack of adherence to committee laws, Buzz Rides won’t get the funding it was promised.

'Freeze and cap' complicates aid

By Stephanie Lamm | August 27

Student government is calling student groups to rally around a new tuition model thanks to the need-based aid cap implemented this summer.

The Chapel Hill Fan Shop is a new store on West Franklin Street that offers snacks, t-shirts, and year-round textbook buyback.

New store on West Franklin Street offers textbook buyback

By Haley Waxman | August 19

The newly opened Chapel Hill Fan Shop offers Tar Heel T-shirts, snacks and the opportunity to buy textbooks back year-round.

Students turn to friends for tuition

By Kelly Jasiura | August 19

Some UNC students are coming up with innovative ways to raise money to help cover the rising costs of a college education.

UNC system voted to limit need-based aid offerings

By Amanda Albright | August 14

Austin Glock Andrews would have never made it out of Richmond County without the UNC system’s commitment to affordability.

Board of Governors approve restrictions for paying for need-based aid

By Amanda Albright | August 2

The UNC Board of Governors voted to cap the amount of tuition that a UNC-system school can use for need-based aid at 15 percent. Six schools, including ...

Board of Governors targets need-based aid programs

By Amanda Albright | July 30

The UNC Board of Governor's Committee on Budget and Finance will meet Thursday to vote on a contentious proposal — to institute a 15 percent ...

UNC Board of Governors eyes progress, strategic plan

By Amy Tsai | June 20

In a time of change, the June meeting of the UNC-system Board of Governors emphasized continued progress.

Board of Governors committee unanimously approve proposed out-of-state tuition increases

By From staff and wire reports | June 19

On Thursday, the UNC-system Board of Governors unanimously approved proposed

UNC Board of Governors will vote on out-of-state tuition rates

By Amy Tsai | June 16

In a departure from precedent, last year the N.C. General Assembly bypassed the UNC-system Board of Governors and mandated steep out-of-state tuition ...

NC Senate proposes no new budget cuts to UNC system

By Amy Tsai | June 2

After years of budget cuts, the UNC system would see no major reductions under the N.C. Senate’s budget proposal, finalized last week.

UNC system withstands pressures from changing political landscape

By Sarah Brown | June 2

In its first 37 years, the multi-campus UNC system never experienced the financial strains it has been grappling with since the 2008 recession.

Student Wellness' sexual health, diversity programs targeted

By Amanda Albright | May 26

UNC Campus Health will take an estimated $540,000 budget cut this fall — but programming related to sexual health and diversity, the reason for ...

Tuition benefits for veterans to expand

By Taylor Carrere | April 23

Gov. Pat McCrory wants to give in-state tuition benefits to veterans attending community colleges — but it’s still up in the air if the state will ...

Duke University students to see 3.9 percent increase in tuition

By Lauren Kent | March 24

UNC and Duke University differ by more than a shade of blue — especially in the difference between public and private tuition costs.

Federal legislation hopes to add consumer protections to student loans

By Kate Grise | March 2

An acceptance letter to UNC brings an offer to attend a top public university — but for some students, it also brings an enormous bill.