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Children who participated in early childhood education programs are more likely to get college degrees and jobs, according to a UNC study.

As UNC system leaders consider a historic tuition increase, some students are trying to keep it from happening.

UNC President Tom Ross is recommending that UNC-Chapel Hill’s tuition go up 9.9% for in-state students and 6% for out-of-staters.

Opponents of a proposed tuition increase plan to rally at February’s Board of Governors meeting.

Some at UNC have started juicing. No, we’re not talking about steroids. They use a machine to blend fruits and vegetables into juice.

Budget cuts at UNC have meant smaller classes and fewer faculty, but one foreign language is actually adding professors – Arabic.

One in four college students report surviving rape or attempted rape. UNC has many resources to help.

They argue student rentals are changing the character of neighborhoods. The town council is working on a plan to protect those communities.

A local woman continues to protest tuition hikes after dropping out of UNC three years ago.

Students protested this week as UNC’s Board of Trustees passed a 15.6% tuition increase to try to mend this year’s $100 million budget cut.