UNC System News and In-Depth Reporting https://www.theassemblync.com/tag/unc-system/ North Carolina's digital magazine on place and power Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:34:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.theassemblync.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-TA_Mark_Black_Square-32x32.png UNC System News and In-Depth Reporting https://www.theassemblync.com/tag/unc-system/ 32 32 210991526 Higher Ed 2.0: N.C. Schools Tackle AI https://www.theassemblync.com/education/higher-education/nc-colleges-artificial-intelligence/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:45:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=52232 Institutions scramble to keep pace with the rapidly evolving technology.]]>

Institutions scramble to keep pace with the rapidly evolving technology.

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UNC Board of Governors Demands New DEI Compliance Committees https://www.theassemblync.com/education/higher-education/unc-board-of-governors-dei-compliance/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 22:15:41 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=50454 The campus-level committees will scrutinize whether schools have complied with policies targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.]]>

The campus-level committees will scrutinize whether schools have complied with policies targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

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Federal ‘Disruption’ Aside, NC Leaders Are Bullish on Higher Ed https://www.theassemblync.com/education/higher-education/nc-leaders-bullish-higher-ed-newsmakers/ Thu, 17 Jul 2025 23:38:53 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=50312 At The Assembly’s inaugural Newsmakers event, UNC System President Peter Hans and other leaders reflected on funding cuts, partisanship, AI, and the importance of liberal arts.]]>

At The Assembly’s inaugural Newsmakers event, UNC System President Peter Hans and other leaders reflected on funding cuts, partisanship, AI, and the importance of liberal arts.

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UNC System President Unveils Plans for New Accreditor https://www.theassemblync.com/education/higher-education/unc-system-president-unveils-plans-for-new-accreditor/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:00:48 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=49413 President Peter Hans told The Assembly in an exclusive interview he aims to create a ‘streamlined, non-ideological’ accreditor with five other southern states.]]>

President Peter Hans told The Assembly in an exclusive interview he aims to create a ‘streamlined, non-ideological’ accreditor with five other southern states.

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In North Carolina, It’s Do or DEI https://www.theassemblync.com/education/higher-education/nc-dei-universities-colleges-diversity-equity-inclusion/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:30:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=49049 Federal and state officials have declared war on DEI at North Carolina’s colleges and universities. But what their orders mean is sometimes far from clear.]]>

Federal and state officials have declared war on DEI at North Carolina’s colleges and universities. But what their orders mean is sometimes far from clear.

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Why Conservatives Want to Revamp College Graduation Requirements https://www.theassemblync.com/education/higher-education/conservative-college-graduation-reform-martin-center-nc/ Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=43728 Jenna Robinson, the president of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, says college students should know basic facts about U.S. history and government.]]>

Jenna Robinson, the president of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, says college students should know basic facts about U.S. history and government.

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UNC System Limits UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees’ Authority Over Athletics https://www.theassemblync.com/education/higher-education/unc-chapel-hill-trustees-athletics/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:11:18 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=37120 building with columns and north carolina flagIn a memo sent after UNC-CH hired football coach Bill Belichick, system President Peter Hans warned the board that acting on its own could “create substantial legal risk to the University.”]]> building with columns and north carolina flag

In a memo sent after UNC-CH hired football coach Bill Belichick, system President Peter Hans warned the board that acting on its own could “create substantial legal risk to the University.”

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UNC System Lobbyist Urges Calm Amid Trump’s Directives https://www.theassemblync.com/education/higher-education/unc-system-lobbyist-trump-immigration-funding/ Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=36880 As Trump rolls out policy changes, the UNC System's federal liaison says public universities are largely taking a wait-and-see approach.]]>

As Trump rolls out policy changes, the UNC System's federal liaison says public universities are largely taking a wait-and-see approach.

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The Reading Wars Go to College https://www.theassemblync.com/education/science-of-reading-education-unc-system/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=36124 a woman in a libraryNearly everyone backs the latest research on teaching kids to read. Why did it take eight years to update curriculum?]]> a woman in a library

Nearly everyone backs the latest research on teaching kids to read. Why did it take eight years to update curriculum?

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UNC’s Project Kitty Hawk Cleans Up After a CEO’s Departure https://www.theassemblync.com/education/higher-education/project-kitty-hawk-unc-audit-ceo/ Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=32513 An audit found the UNC System failed to monitor its $97 million online ed program, which has returned $102,000 in unallowable expenses. ]]>

An audit found the UNC System failed to monitor its $97 million online ed program, which has returned $102,000 in unallowable expenses. 

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