Since 1854, the state of North Carolina has owned a majority of the stock in the private N.C. Railroad Company. Now the state is the sole shareholder in the company — and it wants to make a profit from its investment.
Although President Barack Obama’s new federal student loan repayment system recently went into effect, it will likely only begin to affect students next year.
Whoever is elected as president of the United States this fall should not neglect research universities, a recent report published by the Association of American Universities advised.
For the second time in two years, a major university is axing its journalism program. Emory University announced last week that it will close its journalism program in a college-wide restructuring effort.
To lessen anxiety for college applicants, more and more institutions are deciding to end early admission programs in favor of a single deadline.
A partnership between Duke University and the city of Kunshan, China might provide more educational opportunities for Chinese students, but some faculty have questioned the feasibility of the proposal.
Several UNC-system schools have decided not to participate in a federal financial aid initiative because administrators say it doesn’t offer many benefits to participating schools.
A recently passed state license plate law has come under fire from the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina, which claims the law violates the first amendment.
Students who take the train home to Charlotte might have to find an alternate mode of transportation if a proposed budget plan is passed by Congress.
Duke University is expanding its global reach through a partnership with Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan. Duke’s Fuqua School of Business is helping to design Nazarbayev’s MBA program, which is expected to begin in September 2012.
