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Divisiveness, declining finances and flagging football fortunes marked Cecil Staton’s tenure as leader of eastern North Carolina’s most critical institution.

East Carolina University is experiencing sharply declining cash flow as it seeks to hire a new chancellor, according to an internal report that is under discussion by officials of the campus and [...]

Peter Hans, a well-connected policy adviser, gets the call to lead the state’s renowned community-college system.

Amid rapid change in their business, North Carolina’s institutions of higher learning stay one step ahead.

A cut-rate tuition program is accelerating attendance demand at three N.C. universities.

UNC campuses press to attract more rural and low-income students — and support them to the finish line.

UNC System President Margaret Spellings is raising the bar for the state’s campus leaders. In a State of the University speech at UNC Charlotte attended by several lawmakers and members of the [...]

An executive search firm paid to recruit East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton in 2016 has returned its $110,000 fee after UNC System officials criticized the consultants’ work over [...]

Patrick Conway, CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, sent a letter this week opposing the proposed tie-up between UNC Health Care and Carolinas HealthCare System,

Ray Farris, a new member of North Carolina's Order of the Long Leaf Pine, is a former UNC System board member who is critical of the current board's actions.