The school is heavily dependent on federal grants that the Trump administration has threatened.
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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News Alert: Owner of St. Andrews University Campus Files for Bankruptcy
The nonprofit organization that owns most of the land once belonging to St. Andrews University, which closed last year, filed a notice for bankruptcy in federal court Tuesday.
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Owner of St. Andrews University Campus Files for Bankruptcy
The move stopped a pending foreclosure and land auction filed by one of the creditors of the now-shuttered school in Scotland County.
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Methodology for Trump Cuts Analysis
Here are all the details about data sources, definitions, and financial estimates we used to model the potential impact of Donald Trump’s higher education policies.
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5 Takeaways From Our Analysis of Trump’s Higher Ed Cuts
The potential changes are substantial, and they go beyond the most prestigious schools. But the enduring uncertainty may be the biggest impact.
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How Much Could Trump’s Cuts Cost Your College?
We crunched the numbers on five significant higher ed cuts from the Trump administration’s first year.
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UNC-Chapel Hill Sets New Policy on Recording Professors
The school aims to clarify guidelines after a secret recording controversy and growing fear of surveillance.
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The Quad: It’s a Surprise
UNC-Chapel Hill trustees consider a surprise resolution. Plus, a civics school gets a grant and we reminisce about college snow days.
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The School of Civic Life and Leadership Has Friends in High Places
School faculty have close ties to the National Endowment for the Humanities, which recently awarded it $10.1 million.
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UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees Approves Surprise $16.5 Million Cut
The group passed a resolution directing university leaders to propose a plan to cut more administrative spending.
