Admissions News

Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz on July 19 apologized to UNC Board of Governors members for failing to notify them before he publicly announced plans to offer free tuition to students who meet certain income criteria. Some board members sharply… read more

Following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that affirmative action could no longer be used in university admissions, UNC is taking steps to expand student access. Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz stated in an announcement on July 7 that Carolina will… read more

This article was updated at 2:39 p.m., June 29, 2023. The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down admissions programs at UNC and Harvard University that relied in part on racial considerations, saying they violate the 14th Amendment’s… read more

Lawyers representing Carolina and Harvard spent hours on Monday facing skeptical questions from the U.S. Supreme Court, which seems poised to rethink — and make dramatic changes to — the role of race in American college admissions. In two… read more

Today before the nation’s highest court, Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz will defend the University’s inclusion of race as one factor in determining admission at UNC. Guskiewicz and University attorneys will appear before the U.S. Supreme Court to… read more

University officials last month filed a response brief with the U.S. Supreme Court as part of a lawsuit challenging how universities select and educate students, arguing the plaintiff lacks standing in the case. The court plans to hear oral… read more

The associate provost and director in the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid had been serving in the interim role since November 2020. read more

An advocacy group that wants to end consideration of race in college admissions filed suit against UNC in 2014. read more

The Visitors Center has converted its “Sense of Place” tour into a Zoom experience — and everyone is welcome to sign up. read more