North Carolina higher education

Why did UNC reserve the right to secretly record professors?

February 17, 2026 · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Local News

Higher Stakes is a weekly newsletter about higher education from The News & Observer and reporter Jane Winik Sartwell. File images; graphic by Rachel Handley Happy Tuesday, everybody!…

UNC System budget strategy combines hundreds of job cuts with tuition increases

January 28, 2026 · Charlotte, North Carolina Local News

UNC System President Peter Hans speaks during a meeting of the UNC System Board of Governors on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com Administrative…