February 10, 2012
CHAPEL HILL — Amid chants of protest from about 100 students, the UNC Board of Governors this morning approved President Tom Ross' proposal for tuition and fee hikes over the next two years.Ross' plan would raise tuition by an average of 8.8 percent...
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February 9, 2012
CHAPEL HILL — A University of North Carolina system committee today approved President Tom Ross’ recommendations for tuition and fee increases by nearly 9 percent next year.The UNC Board of Governors’ budget and finance committee voted 5...
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January 22, 2012
BETHANY — On the outside, Jaxx Denny is like any other 8-month-old baby.Park him in front of a TV showing a cartoon, and he’s content. The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is a favorite.He giggles with glee when dad Pete hoists him up in the air.
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January 14, 2012
GREENSBORO — After some delays and complaints from neighbors, UNCG has begun the process of demolishing burned houses in the Glenwood neighborhood. The houses are being removed so that UNCG can start construction of student housing as part of its We...
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December 29, 2011
HIGH POINT — Patients with respiratory illnesses had beds booked at High Point Regional Hospital early Wednesday. “We’re trying to get folks discharged because we’re at capacity,” said Dale Williams, the hospital&rsquo......
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December 15, 2011
REIDSVILLE — The 1920s English mansion that is Chinqua Penn is still drawing visitors in Rockingham County. But the furnishings, fixtures and other historic artifacts that tourists travel to see will be sold at auction in April, le...
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December 14, 2011
GREENSBORO — A U.S. bankruptcy judge has signed an order authorizing the sale of items at Chinqua Penn Plantation during a public auction. Among the items to be sold are musical instrument and gun collections, furniture, fixtures and other household...
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December 8, 2011
GREENSBORO — The educational, business and political leaders who helped celebrate the grand opening of the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering on Wednesday night were not shy about sharing their expectations for the school.
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December 6, 2011
GREENSBORO — The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has placed Greensboro College on financial probation for one year. The decision was announced today during the agency's annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. Greensboro College has been on warn...
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December 2, 2011
GREENSBORO -- UNCG’s trustees this morning unanimously approved a plan to increase tuition 10 percent next year, as well as a proposal that could boost tuition as much as 10 percent for three years beyond.
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November 19, 2011
GREENSBORO — N.C. A&T students will see their tuition bills rise over the next five years under a plan the university’s board of trustees approved Friday afternoon. A UNCG tuition and fee committee this week also recommended increases on t...
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November 18, 2011
GREENSBORO — Tuition for N.C. A&T undergraduate students would increase 10 percent next year according to a plan the university's business affairs committee discussed Friday morning.
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November 16, 2011
GREENSBORO — Tuition would rise 10 percent for UNCG students next year according to a proposal the university’s tuition and fee committee presented Tuesday night to the Student Government Association.In-state undergraduates would see a $660 in...
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November 13, 2011
EDEN — The posters carried by Draper Elementary School students Wednesday morning in honor of Veterans Day bore different words and images.“Bless the USA.”“What Would We Do Without Veterans?”“Veterans Are Great. Thank Y...
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November 6, 2011
Brandyn Jordan should be taking the graduate school entrance exam or applying for jobs. Instead, the 22-year-old is working two jobs so he can return to N.C. A&T in the spring. Finances forced Jordan to sit out the last semester of his senior year.
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October 27, 2011
GREENSBORO — It was homecoming week, and voting was the last thing on the minds of N.C. A&T students.But that didn’t deter Mitchell Brown. He and others attempted to register students to vote during a concert, comedy show and pep ral...
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October 26, 2011
GREENSBORO — Jake hadn’t uttered one cry in the months since he injured his back right leg, aggravating the arthritis in his knees.The 8-year-old beagle mix also was a trooper on Tuesday afternoon, during a procedure to inject his own stem cel...
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October 18, 2011
GREENSBORO — Greensboro College is among 180 private schools that failed the federal government’s assessment of financial stability.
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GREENSBORO — Area pastors have pledged financial support to Bennett College for Women after an accrediting body placed it on financial probation.The pastors flanked Bennett President Julianne Malveaux during a news conference Monday morning on campu...
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JAMESTOWN — Preparing a meal for the president’s staff is a pretty tall order, especially when you only have a couple of days’ notice.But Joyce Hill said that serving President Barack Obama’s entourage during today’s visit to...
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October 15, 2011
GREENSBORO — The day started routinely for students in John Lepri’s human physiology class. They filed into the auditorium of UNCG’s Sullivan Science Building on a recent Wednesday morning and walked to the front of the room to collect t...
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October 14, 2011
GREENSBORO — The Governor’s School could be on its way back. The nonprofit Governor’s School Foundation has taken the lead in a major fundraising effort and, in a matter of months, has managed to raise more than $300,000 to save the prog...
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October 9, 2011
EDEN — When Eden leaders began brainstorming ways to help their unemployed residents, they wanted the benefits to be multiple.They envisioned a place where the jobless could not only take courses, but also get interviewing skills and apply for jobs.
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GREENSBORO -- For Ed Winslow, managing partner with Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP, the key to his firm’s efficiency is simple.
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October 8, 2011
GREENSBORO — The Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering took off a little more than a year ago when it enrolled its first students, who are already participating in groundbreaking research. But the UNC Board of Governors on Friday gave the...
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