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Budget deal increases federal spending, no mention of Dreamers

By Blake Weaver | February 11

Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which increased federal spending but made no mention of Dreamers.

Colleges and universities have seen an increase in donations since 2016

By Veronica Correa | February 11

Colleges and universities have seen an increase in donations since 2016, according to a report from the Council for Aid to Education.

Confusion buttons and other tech promotes classroom participation

By Cate Byrne | February 8

How many times have you wished for a confusion button during a particularly difficult lecture? One professor found a way to boost classroom participation ...

Why aren't young people getting tested for HIV?

By Michael Meeks | February 6

Very low rates of young people are getting tested for HIV, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Community college could be free in West Virginia ... if you pass a drug test

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | February 5

Students in West Virginia may have access to free community college if they can pass a drug test.

The great K-Ville epidemic: Duke students given grace-period after flu outbreak

By Emily Davis | February 4

Duke's annual Krzyzewskiville tenting was put on pause after a flu outbreak.

According to a new study, the student debt crisis is complicated

By Anna Pogarcic | February 4

While the number of students receiving grants has risen since 2012, the percentage taking out loans decreased.

Following Muhammad, Public Speaking, and Managerial Accounting are only three of the many books written by UNC professors.

How do students feel about professors who teach their own textbooks?

By Blake Weaver | February 4

Professors who teach texts they have authored themselves may give in to conflicts of interest.

Senior Shilpa Kancharla presents her junior year project on the dynamics of cytokinesis. Photo courtesy of Kancharla.

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

By Mitra Norowzi | February 1

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

By Olivia Slagle | January 31

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

Nassar sentencing raises questions about MSU's responsibility

By Emily Davis | January 30

Lawrence Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison on multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct with more than 150 young women – leading Michigan ...

UNC ranks number one for best value among public universities

By Emma Boggess | January 30

UNC-Chapel Hill is number one on Kiplinger's ranking of best values in public education.

What’s behind higher education’s culture of sexual harassment and assault?

By Becca Heilman | January 30

The #MeToo movement has forced industries to confront their pervasive cultures of sexual harassment and assault — and higher education is no exception. ...

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

By Olivia Slagle | January 29

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

President Donald Trump spoke in the Greensboro Coliseum in June of 2016.

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

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | January 29

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

ACLU pressures NC DPS to remove "The New Jim Crow" from prison ban list

By Blake Weaver | January 29

Michelle Alexander’s "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" was removed from the N.C. Department of Public Safety's Disapproved ...

Campus Health offers students ways to promote mental health.

Why the flu shot is less effective this year, and why you should still get one

By Ryan Smoot | January 28

Flu vaccinations are commonly cited as the best method to combat strains of influenza — but this year's flu vaccine is slightly less effective due to ...

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein delivers a talk at UNC on Thursday afternoon about problems that affect college campuses.

NC Attorney General talks issues facing students in and out of college

By Michael Meeks | January 25

The tour, which will take place at various universities across the state, will focus on student issues like student loans, sexual assault and substance ...

Folt, Cooper announce partnership with United Health Foundation

By Anna Pogarcic | January 23

United Health Foundation, along with Chancellor Carol Folt and Gov. Roy Cooper, announced a partnership with UNC to create a health care technology workforce ...

Three Confederate statues on North Carolina's old Capitol Grounds in Raleigh, NC are under consideration for relocation.

Public hearing to be held on NC Confederate monument relocation

By Lucas Risinger | January 23

A five-member ad-hoc committee created by the North Carolina Historical Commission decided Monday there will be at least one public hearing on the possible ...