Senate leader Phil Berger says he’d been “unaware” of the defacto open-admissions practices at East Carolina and several UNC System universities, but he’s not seeing a need for legislative intervention. “We’ve charged the Board of Governors and the individual campuses with certain responsibilities,” the Rockingham County Republican said on Monday. “I think if there are concerns […]
Berger signaled that he’s open to allowing the athletic programs at UNC Chapel Hill and NC State University share the proceeds of the state’s sports-wagering taxes. The initial authorization for the program, passed in 2023, earmarked a share of the 18% tax on sports books’ gross wagering revenue for 13 of the 15 UNC System universities […]
NCInnovation has opened the application process for its next round of grants, and is seeking proposals from applied researchers in the UNC System who are looking to commercialize their work. Pre-applications are due by Dec. 13, with a screening process to follow to winnow the collection down to a subset of researchers who will be […]
Context is everything, and we have to look at whether ECU’s practices stand out amongst the system’s 16 universities. Compared with co-flagships UNC Chapel Hill and NC State, it does. Chapel Hill for the fall 2024 cohort offered admission to 15.3% of the 65,334 recent high school grads who put in an application. NC State […]
NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson’s final fall address to the campus community on Wednesday was a victory lap for a tenure that’s seen the university rise in the national spotlight. Woodson underscored that NCSU plays a key role in driving the state’s economy forward, working with other agencies to help develop and recruit new business. […]
NC State, UNC Charlotte and East Carolina University fared well in the latest college free-speech rankings issued by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, better known as FIRE. The group’s scoring placed NC State at No. 7 overall, and its 2025 report said the Raleigh institution is among a select group of schools that […]
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