Helene: Enrollment up at Appalachian, UNC Asheville and Western Carolina
Enrollment has rebounded at North Carolina's three state universities in the mountainous western part of the state that was ...
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UNC system campuses in Western North Carolina rebound with spring enrollment gains
Months after Hurricane Helene disrupted the academic year for thousands of students and their families, spring enrollment is up at the UNC System’s three mountain universities.
Enrollment up from last year at western North Carolina universities post-Helene
Emergency funding from the N.C. General Assembly allowed the universities to fix damaged infrastructure, boost financial aid, ...
UNC Asheville's land assessment sparks community outcry for forest preservation
Locals are showing their concerns through a petition and a Facebook group about UNC Asheville's intentions with a forest the ...
More first-year students can enroll at UNC-Chapel Hill, starting with this fall’s class
UNC-Chapel Hill will make space for hundreds more students than usual in this fall’s first-year class, Chancellor Lee Roberts ...
UNC and Duke Health will build North Carolina’s first standalone children’s hospital
Two North Carolina-based university health systems have announced an agreement to construct the state’s first standalone ...
We Visited Asheville 4 Months After Hurricane Helene. Here’s What We Learned
Afar's cofounders spent three days on the ground in the North Carolina mountain town and came back with a reminder of the positive impact travel dollars can have.
Ballots from Helene-damaged areas are among the 65,000 that Republicans want to throw out in North Carolina
The GOP is trying to overturn a closely watched North Carolina Supreme Court election where two recounts show Democratic ...
Asheville, Buncombe schools address concerns over Trump immigration initiatives
There is a new reality for North Carolina schools one week into President Trump's second term: ICE agents possibly searching ...
NC gives incentive for Raytheon plant in Asheville to expand, add 325 jobs post-Helene
The large jet parts facility in Western North Carolina could get larger — though its presence hasn’t been without controversy ...
Pratt & Whitney will expand Asheville plant in $285 million project; will add 325 jobs
Pratt & Whitney's plant fully opened in 2022 and plans to expand again in the coming years, Gov. Josh Stein announced Jan. 28 ...