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Editorial Roundup: U.S.
By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2021 01:26 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
June 8
The Montreal Gazette on anti-Muslim hatred in...

Broadband, education atop Cooper's $5.7B virus aid proposals
By Gary D. Robertson May. 19, 2021 04:34 AM EDT

Duke University says COVID surge threatens in-person classes
By Bryan Anderson Mar. 11, 2021 12:04 PM EST
NC lawmakers finalize doling out more federal COVID-19 money
By Gary D. Robertson Mar. 04, 2021 06:35 PM EST
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislators finalized Thursday how to distribute another tranche of federal coronavirus relief money earmarked for the...
More bills seek to increase attendance at NC school events
Mar. 04, 2021 11:37 AM EST
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — More North Carolina state legislators are trying to get more spectators at school sporting events or college graduations this spring that...
Editorial Roundup: North Carolina
By The Associated Press Feb. 10, 2021 09:03 AM EST
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers:
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Feb. 9
The Greensboro News & Record on...
UNC-Chapel Hill faculty can teach remotely after celebration
Feb. 08, 2021 03:13 PM EST
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill can teach remotely until Feb. 17 in light of the crowded and largely...
UNC removes 9 people from campus housing amid COVID breaches
Feb. 04, 2021 07:45 PM EST
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Nine people have been removed from campus housing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill amid complaints they violated the...

N.C. colleges report first wave of cases as semester begins
By Bryan Anderson Jan. 22, 2021 04:49 PM EST
NC State sees COVID-19 cluster in its athletics department
Jan. 14, 2021 08:37 AM EST
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State University reported it has identified a cluster of COVID-19 cases associated with its athletics department.
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UNC sees COVID-19 cluster in students who stayed on campus
Jan. 13, 2021 03:25 PM EST
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reported a COVID-19 cluster on Wednesday that it said involved students who stayed on...
UNC-Chapel Hill sets three-week delay for in-person learning
Jan. 07, 2021 07:06 PM EST
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The flagship school of North Carolina’s university system announced Thursday that it is delaying the start of in-person undergraduate...

Stith named to lead North Carolina community college system
By Gary D. Robertson Dec. 14, 2020 12:04 PM EST
UNC Wilmington hold virtual commencement for Class of 2020
Dec. 12, 2020 06:00 AM EST
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The graduating class of 2020 at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington is being recognized Saturday in a first-ever virtual...
Dr. Umair A. Shah named new Washington secretary of health
By Rachel La Corte Nov. 17, 2020 02:37 PM EST
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday appointed Dr. Umair A. Shah as the state's new secretary of health.
Shah, who...
More than 450 referrals of COVID violations reported at UNC
Nov. 17, 2020 07:24 AM EST
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — There have been more than 450 reports of students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill violating COVID-19 safety rules...
Appalachian State student dies following COVID complications
By Bryan Anderson Sep. 29, 2020 06:35 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The University of North Carolina system reported its first coronavirus-related student death on Tuesday since several campuses reopened...
N.C. State students can take in-person classes in spring
Sep. 23, 2020 07:18 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — N.C. State University students can take in-person classes for the spring semester and live in campus housing, the school's chancellor...
Wake Forest optimistic for semester; Elon heightens alert
Associated Press Sep. 22, 2020 05:10 PM EDT
As one North Carolina university heightens its alert level in response to a surge in COVID-19 cases, another school expects its students will be able to remain...

N.C. State eclipses 1,000 coronavirus cases among students
By Bryan Anderson Sep. 16, 2020 05:23 PM EDT