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Schools coping with budget shortfall

By Tarini Parti | December 7

It appeared as though the University would be forced to swallow another round of cuts, to chip away at course offerings, jobs and even financial aid.

Tom Ross is the new UNC System president.

Thomas Ross to face significant UNC-system budget cuts

By Isabella Cochrane | December 7

On Jan. 1, Thomas Ross will take office as the 17th UNC-system president. Ross, who is the current president at Davidson College, will be faced with mounting ...

UNC-system president elect Thomas Ross forecasts budget cuts

By Estes Gould | December 6

The Daily Tar Heel talked to UNC-system President-elect Thomas Ross, who will take office Jan 1. Ross discussed his opinions on tuition, budget cuts and ...

UNC-system persident elect Thomas Ross takes over Jan. 1.

Thomas Ross working toward smooth transition

By Tarini Parti | December 6

In less than a month, UNC-system President-elect Thomas Ross will end his four month transition period and take office. On Jan. 1, Ross, who currently ...

Private problems: More than money at stake in shifting funding model

By Editorial Board | December 6

Gov. Bev Perdue said recently that public universities should seek more private funding to offset the impending huge cuts to state appropriations. On ...

Governor says UNC-system needs to raise more private donations

By Elise Young | December 5

The state might be advising UNC-system schools to rely more on private donors, but administrators say money from those sources will not come close to ...

UNC-System funding scrutinized

By Daniel Wiser | December 2

A recent report found errors in the way the UNC system funds its 15 higher education institutions, which could provide the final push for altering the ...

UNC-G looks into personal alert devices

By Jessica Seaman | December 1

Campus police at UNC-Greensboro are considering implementing alert devices to strengthen safety, but lack of funding may prevent the change. The device, ...

Katie Wordsworth, a freshman from Rocky Mount, has a state-funded grant. The state is finding new ways to fund grants for students.

State financial aid running low

By Elise Young | November 30

Katie Wordsworth, a freshman biology major, said she needs every cent of her financial aid grants to achieve her dream of becoming an oncologist. Once ...

UNC-A and Appalachian State host BYOB events for students

By Isabella Cochrane | November 29

North Carolina law states that alcoholic beverages cannot be sold in student facilities on the UNC- system campus. But two public universities in Western ...

UNC-system schools propose tuition increases, respond to expected budget shortfall

By Elizabeth Johnson | November 28

Universities across the UNC system are proposing tuition hikes well above the average in response to the state’s expected $3.5 billion budget shortfall. ...

NCCU newspapers go missing

By Kristen McAvoy | November 22

Hundreds of copies of the N.C. Central University student newspaper have been found either moved without permission or trashed. After Campus Echo, the ...

UNC-system student leaders to discuss budget at meeting

By From staff and wire reports | November 19

The UNC Association of Student Governments will meet this weekend at UNC-Asheville to discuss the organization’s finances. The association is funded ...

UNC-system students find it difficult to change majors

By Madeline Will | November 18

University administrators at system schools are considering a change that will alleviate the pressures put on students when they change their major.

UNC-system revised tuition policy could allow schools to go above cap

By Elise Young | November 17

A provision in the revised UNC-system tuition policy could allow universities to increase tuition above the set limits, but administrators are still unsure ...

UNC-Greensboro game bans Nerf guns

By Danielle Stephenson | November 16

A change in regulation for the Humans vs. Zombies game on the UNC-Greensboro campus eased community concerns, but at the cost of some student participation. Eliminating ...

UNC-system president Erskine Bowles to step down

By Estes Gould | November 9

The UNC-system Board of Governors bid goodbye to the system’s President Erskine Bowles at its last meeting of the year Friday. After five years of ...

Chancellor Holden Thorp answers audience questions on UNC issues including innovation and budget cuts at the open house on Monday.

Thorp prepares for budget cuts, "tough choices" from new state legislature

By Eliza Kern and Pooja Chandramouleeswaran | November 9

Chancellor Holden Thorp said administrators are unsure of how Republicans will form their leadership and craft the state budget, but that the University ...

Board of Governors says goodbye to Bowles

By Jen Serdetchnaia | November 5

True to his personality, UNC-system President Erskine Bowles did not want a “hoopla” for a farewell. Board of Governors members took their last ...

Bowles proposes minimum budget

By Isabella Cochrane | November 4

The UNC-system Board of Governors spelled out what a 5 and 10 percent cut would mean for the system at its last meeting of the year Thursday. The board ...