Eleven of the system’s 16 universities proposed new reduced-credit undergraduate programs, which are gaining popularity across the country.
Korie Dean
Korie Dean is a higher education reporter for The Assembly and co-anchor of our weekly higher education newsletter, The Quad. She previously worked at The News & Observer, where she covered higher ed as part of the state government and politics team. She grew up in Efland and graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill.
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Five Takeaways from 1,100 Pages of Records About the Dean Dome
The documents offer a glimpse into how UNC-Chapel Hill officials landed on moving the arena to the planned satellite campus at Carolina North.
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Community Colleges Want in on UNC System’s Push for 3-Year Degrees
Two community college presidents wrote to their system leader expressing concern about a proposal to create accelerated degree programs.
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What N.C. State’s Arena Move Tells Us About the Dean Dome’s Future
Nearly 30 years ago, N.C. State basketball moved from Reynolds Coliseum to an off-campus court.
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UNC Wilmington Wants to Start a Medical School
The school, which would take at least seven years to get off the ground, would be the latest boon to health education in the state.
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How N.C. Universities Plan to Prove Their Value
Three chancellors discussed pressures on higher education during a Durham event hosted by The Atlantic and The Assembly.
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Lee Roberts Knows He Needs to Say More About That
Facing pushback against several controversial decisions, Roberts has issued a similar apology: He could have communicated better.
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We Asked Every UNC System School For a Simple Record. Here’s What Happened.
State law on public records only directs agencies to provide the documents “as promptly as possible.” We put that to the test.
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N.C.’s Senate Race Starts Now (Officially)
Democrat Roy Cooper and Republican Michael Whatley will face off in what could be the most expensive U.S. Senate race in history.
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UNC-CH Will ‘Scrap’ New Recording Policy, Chancellor Says
The move comes less than three weeks after the controversial rules were enacted.