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In-state tuition boundaries explored

By Lindsay Carbonell | February 27

The definition of in-state students might be broadening next year, inviting military students and some in neighboring states to pay lower rates in the ...

UNC-system Board of Governors wants legislators to repeal an out-of-state increase

By Madeline Will | February 23

CARY — During the summer, the N.C. General Assembly handed down a steep tuition increase for out-of-state students.

Board of Governors will decide tuition

By Sharon Nunn | February 19

The fate of out-of-state students’ tuition for next year will be on the boardroom table today and Friday. The UNC-system Board of Governors will meet ...

Students without documentation not granted in-state tuition

By Tara Jeffries | January 23

N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper’s office deemed N.C. students without documentation ineligible for in-state tuition in a letter released Thursday — ...

Possible N.C. legislation could grant student veterans reprieve from out-of-state tuition

By Sharon Nunn | January 23

N.C. student veterans might get a reprieve from out-of-state tuition costs — either through the N.C. General Assembly or through the U.S. Congress.

Protesters gathered on Franklin Street for the March of Broken Dreams, the starting point of an 8 hour trek to Raleigh, NC. The demonstration took place in an effort to bring light to the law that prevents children who were brought to the United States illegally from receiving in-state tuition in college.

Protestors march for in-state tuition for undocumented students

By Kathryn Trogdon | January 12

Braving a tornado warning and a 30-mile walk, about 50 people marched for eight hours from Chapel Hill to Raleigh Saturday to urge N.C. Attorney General ...

Chancellors oppose tuition hike

By Madeline Will | January 9

Out-of-state students are facing a steep increase in tuition next year — unless the N.C. General Assembly repeals the decision made this summer to write ...

Board of Governors to look at tuition increases

By Madeline Will | January 8

Amberly Nardo loves being a Tar Heel. But if she were applying to college today, the rising out-of-state tuition might have deterred her from ever stepping ...

Faculty join campus social justice effort

By Kelly Jasiura | January 7

UNC students are known for promoting social justice issues, and now faculty are joining in the fight. The Faculty Executive Committee and the Faculty ...

Tuition and fee task force continues parking fee talks

By Bradley Saacks | November 14

The Tuition and Fee Advisory Task Force agreed on a graduate school tuition increase and postponed a decision on a controversial nighttime parking fee ...

BOG starts 4-year plan tuition talks

By Madeline Will | November 7

RALEIGH — The UNC-system Board of Governors began setting the course for the system’s tuition and fee increases until 2019 on Thursday.

Another year of budget cuts piles up for UNC system

By Sarah Brown | August 15

Long before the N.C. General Assembly finalized a new state budget last month, higher education leaders knew two more years of tight finances would be ...

UNC system not alone in reviewing out-of-state enrollment

By Sarah Brown | June 19

The UNC Board of Governors might slacken a long-standing rein on admitting out-of-state students to UNC-system campuses next year, joining a nationwide ...

UNC system to strengthen veteran support

By Sarah Brown | June 11

U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki can speak personally about the benefits of expanding higher education opportunities for military veterans. ...

Tom Ross, President of the University of North Carolina

UNC-system Thomas Ross president criticizes out-of-state tuition hike

By Gabriella Kostrzewa | April 15

UNC-system President Thomas Ross spoke candidly Monday about his concern for the state’s future if out-of-state students are deterred from attending ...

NC General Assembly proposals target UNC-system campuses' autonomy

By Eric Garcia | April 14

Proposals in the N.C. General Assembly ranging from tuition hikes to student group functions have brought a bedrock issue to the fore: the degree to which ...

McCrory proposes tuition increases for out-of-staters

By Lucinda Shen | March 27

Georgia native Audrey Horne is afraid that she might never again walk into the dusty geology building or cheer among a sea of fervid Carolina blue fans ...

The Daily Tar Heel hosted a debate between the candidates for the Student Body President position. The candidates went over a variety of topics concerning their goals and reasons for becoming Student Body President.

Student body president candidates center discussion on tuition, sexual assault policy

By Hunter Toro | February 10

In the final debate before Tuesday’s student body president election, candidates spoke more candidly about their platforms and personalities.

Student body president candidates united over tuition

By Lillian Evans | February 10

As the time to set in-state tuition levels for the next two years approaches, candidates for student body president have found themselves aligned as they ...

International students could raise revenue

By Lucinda Shen | January 24

UNC-system leaders have proposed looking to international students for more money — but those students might not be willing to pay. Under the proposal, ...