A person drowned at the Lake Campus of Davidson College on Saturday afternoon, the Iredell County Sheriff's Office tells Fox 46.

The long-expected move may not change colleges' legal considerations, experts say. But it could offer a chance to build trust and momentum.

Next month, Davidson College will host an Innovation Week to convene at least 200 entrepreneurs, startups and investors from across the Charlotte region for a week of networking, workshops, panels and other activities.

Listen to the latest episode of The News & Observer’s political podcast, Under the Dome, to hear Afghanistan veteran and NC state Rep. Grier Martin '91, a Democrat from Wake County, talk about the fall of Afghanistan.

The University of Illinois says an aggressive testing program prevented deaths on and off campus during the last academic year. Now the university is contending with the Delta variant.

Parents say they use apps to keep tabs on their children’s safety, and some kids don’t mind the extra monitoring. But experts caution that the digital leash can hamper young adults’ ability to mature.

For female college athletes, the new NIL marketplace has a familiar request: Flawless skin and bikini pics.

The re-branding comes about a month before the school’s 75th birthday.

The Biden administration announced Thursday it will automatically erase student loan debt for more than 300,000 Americans with severe disabilities that leave them unable to earn significant incomes.

After their presidents died unexpectedly, Converse University and St. Augustine’s University had to quickly install new leadership. Succession plans for such tragedies have become high priorities for college and university boards in the wake of the pandemic.

More colleges embrace the idea, but some worry about the lost revenue.