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A federal court order Tuesday blocks the University of North Carolina from releasing information that could reveal the name of a former student who is suing the school.
Published: Friday, February 9th, 2024 @ 4:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A court hearing Tuesday in Asheville could help determine whether an expelled University of North Carolina student can continue to shield his real name while he sues the school.
Published: Monday, February 5th, 2024 @ 1:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Members of the UNC System’s Board of Governors and UNC-Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees are asking questions and offering pushback to university administrators following a “surprise” announcement last week
Published: Saturday, September 30th, 2023 @ 12:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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"if Wrightsville Beach experiences one more major storm the devastation to property could be catastrophic, costing taxpayers as well as the National Flood Insurance Program significantly more.” said Congressman David Rouzer, R-NC
Published: Sunday, July 23rd, 2023 @ 8:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first case of monkeypox virus infection in a North Carolina resident, identified by testing at the State Laboratory of Public Health.
Published: Thursday, June 30th, 2022 @ 10:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed.
Published: Saturday, June 6th, 2020 @ 12:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On a day when North Carolina officials called for strong leadership, it’s unclear who’s actually in charge.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020 @ 4:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper today shared the following letter back to RNC officials in regards to the convention scheduled in Charlotte for August.
Published: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020 @ 4:13 pm
By: Governor's Office
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University of North Carolina Board Chairman Harry Smith says he never suggested that the interim UNC president should no longer be a candidate for the permanent job.
Published: Monday, August 12th, 2019 @ 7:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Poet Adrian Rice, in a thick Irish brogue, paints a scene in the imaginations of the third-graders who sit before him in Walkertown.
Published: Wednesday, June 12th, 2019 @ 11:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Now, in a “Conflict Over Chapel Hill,” the campus is facing questions about the university’s use of taxpayer money to host the event.
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2019 @ 2:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Hospital lobbyists persuaded lawmakers to draft legislation blocking N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell's cost-cutting reforms to the State Health Plan, Carolina Journal has learned
Published: Sunday, December 2nd, 2018 @ 11:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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After a historic protest that ended in the illegal takedown of Silent Sam, a Confederate statue at UNC-Chapel Hill, the university faces tough inquiries about campus security and law enforcement
Published: Monday, September 10th, 2018 @ 12:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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During the 2016 gubernatorial campaign, Democratic politicians, progressive activists, and left-leaning media outlets excoriated Pat McCrory and other North Carolina Republicans for elevating divisive social disputes above the issues that most voters care most about, such as creating jobs and impr
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2017 @ 8:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Now that another academic year is underway, many university administrators are anxiously awaiting the final tally of fall semester enrollment numbers
Published: Sunday, November 20th, 2016 @ 9:09 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Governor McCrory fact checks related to the Gubernatorial Debate
Published: Saturday, June 25th, 2016 @ 1:54 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Do you wonder why political adversaries seem so often to talk past each other rather than produce useful debate on important issues? One reason is that, in many cases, they really aren't talking about the same things.
Published: Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016 @ 4:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Looking back at all that happened in higher education this year is enough to make your head spin. One minute, state politicians are finally making good policies; the next, university officials are caving to irrational demands
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 10:04 am
By: John William Pope Center
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"I wish my job did not exist," wrote Nick Cooper, an administrative law attorney for Norwich University (Vermont), in an April 29 Pope Center article.
Published: Tuesday, October 13th, 2015 @ 10:19 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Ten years ago, the University of North Carolina began raising minimum admission requirements for all schools in the system. Those changes worked, helping to raise retention and graduation rates since their implementation. Thirty-five percent of 2005 freshmen graduated four years later. By 2010...
Published: Thursday, October 8th, 2015 @ 12:22 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Higher education in the United States has long been geared toward aggrandizement. It seems like every president or chancellor wants to leave his or her stamp on his or her campus with a new building.
Published: Sunday, June 21st, 2015 @ 9:04 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Each year, UNC officials pitch new degree programs to the system's Board of Governors. More often than not, the programs are approved, even though a casual observer - especially a non-academic - might snicker or guffaw upon hearing some of their descriptions.
Published: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015 @ 5:29 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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If you remember (or have read about) Watergate, you'll see how closely that debacle resembles the current scandal at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Published: Thursday, April 9th, 2015 @ 5:56 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Researchers from East Carolina University, N.C. State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Coastal Studies Institute will begin work this summer on a project that could derive energy from coastal waters while also cleaning wastewater.
Published: Saturday, April 4th, 2015 @ 8:13 pm
By: ECU News Services
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In response to these findings, a handful of pundits suggested that Republican legislators played a role in discouraging students from entering the teaching profession.
Published: Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 @ 12:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Have recent education reform measures approved by the N.C. General Assembly discouraged college students in our state from entering the teaching profession? Some folks seem to think so. In this week's CommenTerry, I take a closer look at the issue.
Published: Monday, September 1st, 2014 @ 2:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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