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At the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City, Niels Lindquist and David Cessna are working on a better way to grow oysters. Photo by Mary Lide Parker '11
Most Recent Higher Education News
7.20.21 | Higher Education
Department Combines Earth, Marine, Environmental Sciences
It will bring together more than 30 faculty, nearly 70 graduate students and numerous postdocs and research and technical staff on campus and at the coastal marine lab at Morehead City.
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7.12.21
| Higher Education
Medical School, Novant Receive OK for Charlotte Campus
This will be the medical school’s third branch, joining those in Asheville and Wilmington. read more
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7.6.21
| Faculty,
Higher Education,
University News
Nikole Hannah-Jones ’03: No to UNC, Yes to Howard
Following the national controversy over her extended tenure bid at the Hussman School of Journalism and Media, she will not be teaching at Carolina after all. read more
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8.29.19
| Higher Education
Purdue President to Focus on Higher Ed in Lambeth Lecture
Mitchell E. Daniels Jr., president of Purdue University, will deliver the 12th annual Thomas Willis Lambeth Distinguished Lecture in Public Policy. read more
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6.3.19
| Higher Education
Alumni Survey: Education Worth the Money
Among alumni of all 16 UNC System universities, 64 percent of the respondents said their educations were worth the cost. read more
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5.3.19
| Higher Education,
University News
UNC, NCSU Boost Online Teacher Licensing
An online teacher licensure program from UNC and N.C. State University could help fulfill the state’s need for licensed elementary and special education teachers. read more
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1.11.19
| Higher Education
Two Schools, STEM Support Added to Transfer Program
UNC is expanding its Carolina Student Transfer Excellence Program to Guilford Technical Community College and Central Piedmont Community College. read more
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7.24.18
| Higher Education
Alumna, Leader in Higher Ed to Discuss an “Educated Citizenry”
Mary Sue Coleman ’69 (PhD), a national leader in higher education, will deliver the 11th annual Thomas Willis Lambeth Distinguished Lecture in Public Policy. read more
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9.12.17
| Higher Education,
University Rankings
Carolina Stays in Top Five in U.S. News Rankings
It’s held that spot among public universities for 17 consecutive years. read more
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9.12.17
| Admissions,
Higher Education,
Issues,
Tuition and Financial Aid
UNC Officials Support Reinstating DACA
The University doesn’t track the beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals among its student body, but there are DACA students — and alumni — who qualify for the program President Donald Trump has ordered phased out. read more
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