Plus, what’s happening with Duke’s Slavics Department and DEI graduation requirements.
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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The Quad: The Summer UNC Turned Pretty
How UNC-Chapel Hill benefited from letting a hit show film on campus. Plus updates from Saint Augustine’s and Guilford.
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The Quad: AI-pocalypse Now
North Carolina colleges tackle AI in the classroom. Plus, Kettering updates and a Q&A with UNC-Chapel Hill’s vice chancellor for research.
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The Quad: UNC at Chapel Hill at Flint, Michigan
Why UNC-Chapel Hill considered opening a campus in Michigan. Plus tenure attacks and job changes.
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Inside UNC-Chapel Hill’s Scrapped Plan to Open a Michigan Campus
Documents show the university explored purchasing an engineering school in Flint, Michigan.
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In Emails, UNC’s Provost Claimed Roberts Approved Tenure Delay
In an email, Chris Clemens said Chancellor Lee Roberts agreed to the trustees’ controversial move for financial reasons.
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The Quad: St. Andrews’ Ghost
What St. Andrews’ closure means for Laurinburg. Plus, belt-tightening and tenure tussling at UNC-Chapel Hill.
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UNC-Chapel Hill Unveils Plan to Cut $70 Million in Response to Funding Pressure
The university said the savings—equivalent to 2 percent of its operating budget—will include cuts to nonresident financial aid, staff positions, and other areas.
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The Quad: How UNC-CH Will Pay to Play
An inside look at UNC-Chapel Hill’s options for raising athletics revenue. Plus, DEI compliance and an innovative high school.
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How UNC-Chapel Hill Could Find $20.5 Million to Pay Athletes
Internal documents show the school is considering everything from selling stadium naming rights to putting ads on jerseys.