As part of an ongoing effort to address North Carolina’s teacher shortage, the University of North Carolina System has awarded $400,000 in new grant funding to 15 of its institutions. The funds will support apprenticeship programs and new teacher preparation pathways, bringing motivated and qualified educators to K-12 classrooms around the state.
This fall, Project Kitty Hawk, the University of North Carolina System’s nonprofit education technology affiliate, enrolled a record 2,889 adult learners in online degree programs across six universities, including 766 new students.
The University of North Carolina System surpassed 260,000 students across the state this year, a new record.
Without submitting a single application, more than 67,500 high school seniors across North Carolina already have a seat at select four-year colleges and universities next fall through NC College Connect, a direct admission program that provides a streamlined path to higher education.
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in regular session at 10 a.m., on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, in Raleigh.
Dr. Sheryl Long, a former education professor and dean at Meredith College, will lead the North Carolina Teaching Fellows program.
UNC System President Peter Hans and UNC Board of Governors Chair Kellie Hunt Blue sent a letter on Aug. 18 in response to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon’s Aug. 3 letter entitled “National Call to Action to University Presidents and Governing Boards.”
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in special session on Thursday, July 23, 2026.
This month, the UNC System Office welcomes a new cohort of Presidential Scholars for the 2026–27 academic year, marking a two-decade legacy of service and professional development for dozens of public university alumni.
The University of North Carolina System has named a select group of 35 participants for the seventh cohort of the UNC System Executive Leadership Institute.