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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 ...

Mary Cooper seeks student input on tuition

By Lauren Piemont | November 9

Attendance dwindled at Student Body President Mary Cooper’s third day of tuition forums.

Students for a Democratic Society plans to oppose potential tuition increases

By Jessica New | November 9

The University’s most vocal protest group in recent years, UNC’s chapter of Students for a Democratic Society is raising its collective voice in opposition ...

UNC Student Congress passes tuition resolution

By Jordan Carmichael | November 8

Student Congress passed a resolution Tuesday opposing any tuition increase exceeding the 6.5 percent cap mandated by the UNC-system Board of Governors. ...

UNC SBP Mary Cooper holds second tuition meeting

By Jamie Gnazzo | November 8

More than 70 students — an increase from Monday’s turnout of roughly 30 — attended Student Body President Mary Cooper’s second tuition forum ...

UNC SBP Mary Cooper holds tuition forums

By Hailey Vest | November 7

A group of about 30 students — mostly from student government — attended Student Body President Mary Cooper’s forum on tuition increases Monday. ...

UNC-system schools work to keep tuition rates comparable to peers'

By Daniel Wiser | November 6

Although UNC’s tentative multi-year proposal to increase tuition by 40 percent would fit within the confines of the UNC-system Board of Governors’ ...

Academic Common Market to end in 2012

By Jessica Seaman | November 6

Graduate students from North Carolina will no longer have the opportunity to pay in-state tuition while attending out-of-state schools.

Cooper seeks student input on tuition proposals

By Edward Pickup | November 3

For Student Body President Mary Cooper, now is the time for students to speak up about tuition. The University’s tuition and fee advisory task force ...

Make your voice heard

By Mary Cooper | November 2

First and foremost, I want to be clear: my goal is to hear from the student body so that I can be the best advocate that I can be.

UNC students will pay less in fees for 2012-2013

By Nicole Comparato | November 2

Students might face unprecedented tuition hikes for next year, but the amount they will pay in fees will be lower. An effort by the student fee advisory ...

Tuition hike proposal forces Cooper to make tough decisions

By Caitlin McCabe | November 2

The University’s desperate search for funding has thrust Student Body President Mary Cooper into the spotlight. In anticipation of another round of ...

Graduate and Professional Student Federation speaks out against tuition increases

By Riley Davis | November 1

The Graduate and Professional Student Federation discussed ways to broadcast their discontentment with impending tuition hikes and University budget cuts ...

Stop requested: DPS’ plan for student transit fees requires reworking for fairness

By Editorial Board | November 1

Last year, former Student Body President Hogan Medlin and his executive board told Department of Public Safety officials that the five-year transportation ...

ASG analyzes its effectiveness in face of tuition hikes

By Madeline Will | November 1

Facing impending tuition hikes, the UNC-system Association of Student Governments is taking a harder look at how well it represents students.

Too much, too soon: Early tuition proposals go above and beyond an acceptable increase

By Editorial Board | October 31

Fiscal strains on the University have created the harsh reality that a 6.5 percent tuition increase simply won’t do. But, in a span of two to four years, ...

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 ...

Cooper to support tuition hikes

By Elizabeth Johnson | October 30

As administrators push for what could become the largest tuition increase in the University’s history, Student Body President Mary Cooper is planning ...

Board of Governors may lift 6.5 percent tuition cap

By Edward Pickup | October 27

UNC administrators discussed Thursday the possibility of raising tuition by nearly 40 percent in the next two to four years.

Elon surpasses $100 million fundraising goal despite economic climate

By Jenna Jordan | October 25

Elon University surpassed its largest-ever fundraising goal of $100 million this year despite the state’s economic troubles.