Since A.I. has made the mental effort of writing and problem solving optional, universities need new ways to require the work needed for learning.

The solution is deceptively simple.

Young workers face rising AI competition in fields like software development, but some also benefit from AI as a helper, new research shows.

Nothing wastes the talents of students more than low expectations.

The school’s diversity push allegedly violated the Civil Rights Act.

Learn more in The N&O’s higher ed newsletter about a new role UNC System trustees are playing in their campuses’ anti-DEI compliance efforts this year.

A coalition of North Carolina peace and justice organizations held a "Bread Not Bullets" rally on Monday, August 25, 2025 in Davidson, NC.

Often referred to as “swatting calls,” the false reports are intended to activate a large law enforcement response. As fall semester classes get underway, colleges and universities have faced a cascade of so-called swatting calls—false reports of serious crimes intended to trigger a large police response and the deployment of SWAT teams. At least seven colleges have investigated false reports of an active shooter on campus since last Thursday. The calls, which one college leader characterized as a “cruel hoax,” have led to injuries on some campuses and forced some to shelter in place, sending students, faculty and administrators reeling.

Duke, Harvard, Rice, and Stanford Universities have deviated from their typical admissions processes in an eleventh-hour effort to boost enrollment.