The campus’s advisory task force on tuition and fees has recommended tuition increases for 2013-14 for out-of-state undergraduates and all graduate students. In-state undergraduates were spared, but they face a $600 increase already approved by… read more
The UNC System Board of Governors has freed its schools to make their own decisions about how much of the revenue from tuition increases they will apply to need-based financial aid — calming fears at Carolina and elsewhere that they would have to… read more
“Higher education is the single most important investment you can make in your future,” President Barack Obama told the filled-to-the-rafters crowd at Carmichael Auditorium early Tuesday afternoon. “Making sure that students aren’t saddled… read more
As the up-bound Friday morning traffic moved at its usual pace on the eastern entrance to the campus, down the hill — covering both traffic lanes — came some 50 banner- and sign-bearing students headed for the chambers of the UNC System Board of… read more
Carolina will get a 9.9 percent tuition increase for next year — not the 11.4 percent hike it wanted — if the UNC System Board of Governors follows the recommendation of President Thomas Ross ’75 (JD). Carolina is asking for $800 more in… read more
UNC will get a smaller tuition increase than it asked for if the UNC System Board of Governors goes along with the recommendation of system President Thomas Ross ’75 (JD). Ross told the BOG on Thursday that there must be a balance between the… read more
The UNC trustees agree with the chancellor and provost that a dramatic tuition increase is the only immediate answer to three years of heavy state budget cutting, which culminated in a loss of about $100 million to the University last year. They… read more
After three years of heavy state budget cutting, which culminated in a loss of about $100 million to the University last year, students and their families are bracing for significant tuition increases. The Board of Trustees later this week will… read more
The athletics department’s original request of a $90 annual increase — an addition to the existing $274.50 fee — was halved in negotiations over two weeks in October. The department had asked for $45 to cover scholarships for out-of-state… read more
UNC’s Board of Trustees agreed Thursday with a recommendation by Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 to raise tuition 6.5 percent, the maximum allowed by the UNC System Board of Governors. The increase would be the same for both in-state and… read more