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Learn more in The N&O’s higher ed newsletter about UNC’s plans to expand its housing offerings, as it looks to enroll more students.

The UNC baseball team beat Holy Cross in Game 1 of the Chapel Hill Regional in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Here's how it happened.

The UNC Chapel Hill board hasn’t tenured a single professor in fields outside the health sciences since January. The inaction has prompted confusion and alarm among faculty.

When graduates crossed the stage at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) on May 10, one moment stood out as a testament to perseverance and family: Tamika Stanton and her son Tomantae Stanton-Jones both received degrees in a rare and emotional joint milestone at the Durham, NC HBCU.

UNC-Chapel Hill faculty are raising concerns about a lack of professors receiving tenure this year, especially in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Bill Belichick is one of the best football coaches of all time, but he has never coached at the college level. Last season, the North Carolina football team finished with a 6-7 ov

The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill plans to open a new residence hall in 2028, its first new student housing since 2006.