A look at three small colleges after Helene. Plus, an endowment explainer and lessons from Hurricane Floyd.
Matt Hartman
Matt Hartman is a higher education reporter for The Assembly and co-anchor of our weekly higher education newsletter, The Quad. He was previously a longtime freelance journalist and spent nearly a decade working in higher ed communications before joining The Assembly in 2024.
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These Schools Say Helene Showed Why It Pays To Be Small
Three private colleges in Western North Carolina, already facing a tough environment, weathered a historic storm.
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The Quad: ‘The Semester is Not Done’
It’s becoming clear some universities won’t be the same for a while. Plus, a Q&A with a UNCA’s chancellor.
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The Quad: Homegrown Leadership
Chancellor searches are on the horizon at three universities. Some recent hires came from within the UNC System.
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Rural Community Colleges Live Paycheck to Paycheck
Beaufort County Community College President Dave Loope talks about how state funding delays are affecting his campus.
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The Quad: The Faculty Diplomat
In a fraught year for the relationship between faculty and school leaders, the chair of the faculty assembly has taken a diplomatic approach.
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Is the Long Reign of UNC Women’s Soccer Over?
There are several signs of trouble in Anson Dorrance’s famed program.
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The Ambiguous Artisan
Thomas Day was a free man of color who owned slaves. He also might have been an abolitionist.
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Bull City Beef
How a set of proposed amendments to Durham’s zoning regulations has become the city’s most explosive political issue.
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If You Build It, They Will Come
Tired of buying furniture you hate? Catawba Valley Furniture Academy is teaching people how to join the industry.