With communication lines down in the mountains amid Helene, early reports were unclear about how many landslides had occurred and the extent of damage from the storm.

More than 60 people were reported dead across the southeastern U.S. and millions were without power. Widespread flooding and landslides and cellular outages in western North Carolina impeded rescues.

In 1940, a Category 2 hurricane brought 20 inches of rain and over 2,000 landslides to the Blue Ridge Mountains. A lot has changed since then, both in terms of the climate and human development.

City leaders and educators partner to equip students with skills for today’s competitive workforce

Hundreds of universities have lent their names to online programs, plugging budgets but alienating students who feel misled.

The likes of Georgia Tech, Clemson and Ole Miss are drawing students from the North who want to have fun and save on tuition.

In 1964, Berkeley leftists supported it. Now they want to censor everything.

The university ignored a suggestion to review its courses and lectures for academic rigor.

Everyone is safe at UNC Asheville, the university’s chancellor said, but parts of campus are inaccessible and the storm “significantly compromised university infrastructure.”

Colleges in western North Carolina have little cell service and are cut off from the rest of the state after historic flooding caused power outages and wiped out roads. The University of North Carolina at Asheville canceled classes until Oct. 9 as the university and surrounding community recover from Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding, which wiped out roads, bridges and homes, largely cutting off western North Carolina.

Higher ed’s maximally inclusive approach hurts those it attempts to help.