Lumbee Tribal Flag now hangs in Appalachian State student union
Appalachian State University officials have unveiled a Lumbee Tribal Flag on campus to honor the members and heritage of the tribe.
Education
Nearly 200,000 student debt loans for northwest North Carolinians hang in the balance as Supreme Court weighs arguments
The U.S. Supreme Court is currently considering arguments over the legality of President Joe Biden’s proposed federal student loan relief program.
Wake Forest University receives $3M to study the connection between dance and brain health
Wake Forest University has received a $3 million grant to study how dance might improve cognitive health. The five-year study, called IGROOVE, is meant to further research on how dance can impact fitness, memory, and brain health.
3 years since the pandemic wrecked attendance, kids still aren't showing up to school
By some estimates, chronic absenteeism doubled during the pandemic. Now, about halfway through the most "normal" school year since 2020, the situation hasn't improved in many places.
Michigan State University is enhancing safety protocols weeks after a campus shooting
Public access to most buildings at Michigan State University will be restricted at night, school officials said a little more than two weeks after a gunman killed three students and injured five.
UNCSA receives over $2 million for Posse Arts Scholarships
The UNC School of the Arts has received a gift of over $2 million to expand its Posse Arts Scholarship Program. The pledge comes from the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust.
Conservative and liberals split at Supreme Court over Biden student loan plan
A majority of the court's conservatives indicating great skepticism over the president's loan-forgiveness plan.
Six states challenge Biden's student loan forgiveness plan at the Supreme Court
At the Supreme Court, some Republican-dominated states seemed on the verge of invalidating Biden's student loan forgiveness plan. A majority of the court's conservatives looked skeptical of the plan.
Florida's new laws may change how classrooms teach history like the Rosewood massacre
January marked 100 years since racist violence destroyed Rosewood. Now, would discussing it run afoul of new laws limiting how race, history, gender and sexuality are taught in Florida classrooms?
NC bill would allow American Indian students to wear cultural objects at graduation
House Bill 166 is titled the American Indians Graduating with Honors Act. The bill would allow any student who is enrolled as a member of a state or federally recognized Indian tribe to wear objects of cultural significance at their public school graduation ceremony.