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Kate Denning

Reporter · US

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Sep 24, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Kate Denning

    NC universities ranked by free-speech advocacy group (opens the original)

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    An annual survey by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE, ranks and scores hundreds of universities across the country based on free speech policies and student perception on the state of free expression on campus. North Carolina universities have topped the list in recent years, and the 2027 rankings are no different. But FIRE’s “climate grades” give off a different perception. Five public North Carolina universities landed in the top 10% of 261 universities surveyed and

  2. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Kate Denning

    Fayetteville State seeing record enrollment, retention (opens the original)

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    Fayetteville State University may be among the smaller public institutions in North Carolina, but it’s punching above its weight. With the onset of the academic year, the university is celebrating historic benchmarks like 80.7% student retention and the enrollment of more than 7,700 students. Both are all-time records for the school, which bounced back from a retention rate of 63% and has grown by more than 1,000 students since 2021. Last year’s graduating class was its largest ever. Assistant V

  3. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Kate Denning

    UNC gets to keep report on controversial program secret, judge says (opens the original)

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    An Orange County judge decided Thursday UNC-Chapel Hill does not have to release records from its $1.2 million investigation into the School of Civic Life and Leadership. A coalition of news media organizations, including Carolina Public Press, sued the university for access to the 400-plus-page report in April. Plaintiffs claimed the state public records law requires the university to release the report on its internal investigation into SCiLL because it was paid for with taxpayer funds. Superi

  4. Article · Aug 17, 2026 · Kate Denning

    Surging book demand leaves NC libraries struggling with long waitlists, pricey content (opens the original)

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    If you’re someone who frequents a North Carolina public library — especially in an urban area like Raleigh or Charlotte — you might be all too familiar with searching the catalog for a buzzy book, only to find the waitlist is hundreds, if not thousands, of people long. Local library employees say the entire country faces this issue, but North Carolina’s booming population and the growing number of library patrons in the state make it especially challenging. Even worse than the waitlist for physi

  5. Article · Aug 12, 2026 · Kate Denning

    Two NC members of Congress push federal support for foreign language education (opens the original)

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    Two Triangle-area representatives in the US House, Reps. Deborah Ross and Valerie Foushee, have proposed federal legislation that would reauthorize Title VI of the Higher Education Act, supporting foreign language and international study programs at universities across the country. The bill would make changes nationwide, but it has distinct North Carolina roots and could change how institutions in the state prioritize foreign languages. Ross said she “inherited” the bill from Rep. David Price, w

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