Enrollment has rebounded at North Carolina's three state universities in the mountainous western part of the state that was slammed by Hurricane Helene last fall. Appalachian State University, the University of North Carolina Asheville and Western Carolina University are all showing enrollment increases compared to last
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.
Emergency funding from the N.C. General Assembly allowed the universities to fix damaged infrastructure, boost financial aid, and cover spring tuition for all students at UNC Asheville.
Pratt & Whitney's plant fully opened in 2022 and plans to expand again in the coming years, Gov. Josh Stein announced Jan. 28.
Residents of Asheville and the rest of western North Carolina are still recovering from catastrophic flooding in September.
There is a new reality for North Carolina schools one week into President Trump's second term: ICE agents possibly searching classrooms.
The decision to sell nonprofit Mission Health to for-profit HCA Healthcare was made behind closed doors, without public review, and, contrary to promises made by Mission’s leadership at the time of the 2019 sale,
Led by Jordan Marsh's 19 points, the UNC Asheville Bulldogs defeated the Radford Highlanders 72-65. The Bulldogs are now 16-6 on the season, while the Highlanders dropped to 14-9.
“I mean, what choice do you have? I mean, yeah. You do,” said Davis. “I really believe that there is no choice. The choice is to get back up and step forward and continue to competitively fight and prepare and continue to improve. I just don’t even think there is a choice.”
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Locals are showing their concerns through a petition and a Facebook group about UNC Asheville's intentions with a forest the university owns.
Donald Trump’s Justice Department cited an archaic statute in a legal filing Wednesday, arguing that the president’s executive order ending constitutionally guaranteed birthright citizenship should be totally kosher, since the children of Native Americans weren’t historically considered citizens, either.