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Friends, We did it! Thanks to your overwhelming response to our “Reject the Trump Administration’s Compact” petition, Carolina’s leadership has expressed its opposition to signing on to the Trump administration’s so-called “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” At a faculty council meeting …

Friends, Thank you again for your incredible response to our “Reject the Trump Administration’s Compact” petition. Earlier this week, we delivered the petition to members of the North Carolina General Assembly, the UNC Board of Governors and President Peter Hans and the UNC-Chapel …

The response to our “Reject the Trump Administration’s Compact” petition has been incredible! You’ve helped us barrel past 1,300 signatures.  Thank you.  How far can we go? Can we make it to 2,500 signatures?  Help us get as many signatures as possible by …

Thank you to everyone who signed our petition last week October312024!! If you haven’t already, please sign the petition today. Please also spread the word by sharing with your friends and family who love Carolina and believe in defending the integrity of higher …

We recently wrote to you about the Trump administration’s new “compact” with universities. We promised to keep you updated, and there’s much to report. As a refresher, on Oct. 1, the Trump administration sent a 10-page “Compact for Excellence in Higher Education” to …

The Trump administration is yet again meddling in higher education, this time by issuing a 10-page “Compact for Excellence in Higher Education” to an assortment of nine of the nation’s top universities. The universities, which received letters including the compact on Oct. 1, …

We are happy to share some good news this week. For the 21st-straight year, UNC-Chapel Hill ranked as the No. 1 best value among public universities by the U.S. News & World Report and No. 4 overall among public institutions. The University also …

Sometimes, our work of providing information and commentary on the actions of the UNC Board of Trustees feels a bit niche – hugely important and consequential for Carolina, but not always attention grabbing to the masses. That changed when former Provost Chris Clemens …

“This kind of coverage is obviously troubling. It’s not what anybody would want.” Those were the words of UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts after the story “A Leader of UNC’s Civic Life School Is Fired, Adding to Turmoil” headlined the Chronicle of Higher Education’s …

Big news in higher education yesterday, with Harvard landing a legal win against the Trump Administration that had cost the university billions in research funding. We updated you last week on the many battles universities around the country are facing, including hefty politically …