3.6.24 | Admissions, University News
Four years after passing a temporary waiver on requiring students to submit standardized tests scores when applying to a North Carolina public university, the UNC Board of Governors is considering reinstating a partial requirement, a proposal that…
UNC has agreed to pay $4.8 million to cover the fees and expenses that Students for Fair Admissions incurred during its lawsuit against Carolina and Harvard University over their consideration of race in student admissions. The suit reached the… read more
UNC’s Board of Trustees last week passed an antidiscrimination resolution aimed at more broadly applying the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court that struck down the use of race-based admissions programs at UNC. Originally drafted by board member… read more
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