Lawmakers Consider Study of Alternatives to SAT
State education leaders may study replacing the use of the SAT and ACT in college admissions with the state’s end-of-course tests.
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N.C. School Mascots May Violate Federal Law
The mascots of two North Carolina colleges may violate federal antidiscrimination laws, under the wording of a statement released in April by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
Secrecy surrounds proposed women’s center at UNC-Wilmington
Talk of a new women’s center at UNC-Wilmington has at least one student organization asking questions. According to John Kaiser, Chairman of the Conservative Leadership Group (CLG) at UNC-W, it’s not the idea of having a women’s center at the university that upsets members of his group, but the secrecy surrounding the issue.
“Secrecy” Over Women
Talk of a Women’s Center at UNC-Wilmington has at least one student organization asking questions. According to John Kaiser, Chairman of the Conservative Leadership Group (CLG) at UNC-W, it’s not the idea of having a women’s center at the University that upsets members of his group, but the secrecy surrounding the issue.
UNC, Community Colleges Want Better Salaries
UNC wants $28.5 million and the Community College System $61.5 million in order to make faculty salaries competitive with peer institutions.
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While 41 percent of non-Hispanic whites attend college in the United States, only 22 percent of Hispanic youths go, according to “Education=Success.”
UNC Responds to NCAA Study
On November 30, Clarion Call reported the results of study by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The study found that Duke University athletes post high graduation rates, while graduation rates for UNC athletes were mediocre. But the results for UNC should not be interpreted negatively, says Steve Kirschner, Director of Communications for UNC’s Athletic Department.
Community Colleges Make Case for Bigger Salaries
Anticipating a bumpy financial road during the next session of the General Assembly, leaders for the North Carolina Community College System this week couched their request for more money to boost faculty and staff salaries in careful terms.
Boosting Salaries Difficult in Tight Budget Year, Say Lawmakers
N.C. community college leaders are asking lawmakers for $174.5 million to boost faculty and staff salaries, but key legislators say it will be difficult to fund all those needs in a tight budget year. A legislative committee is scheduled to discuss the matter next week.
Duke Posts High Athlete Grad. Rates, Mixed Findings For UNC
Duke University athletes post high graduation rates, while graduation rates for UNC athletes were mediocre, according to a new report from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The report looks at six and four-year graduation rates for NCAA Division 1 colleges.
Free-Market Foundation Helps Build Unique, Low-Tuition School
Thanks to the help of a free-market minded organization, a private law school in Germany is helping students abroad obtain a solid and affordable legal education.