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UNC-Chapel Hill's $70M Cost-Reduction Plan to Include Staff Cuts, Consolidating Resources

60% Center coverage: 5 sources

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced a tentative cost-cutting plan with the goal of saving around $70 million across the institution on Wednesday.Senate · Chapel Hill See the Story

Duke U to Begin Layoffs in August After 599 Accept Buyouts

67% Left coverage: 3 sources

Duke University will conduct involuntary layoffs between Aug. 5–19 following nearly 600 voluntary staff buyouts amid federal funding threats under the Trump administration. Additional faculty retirements and budget cuts are expected. The university cited a need to offset reduced research funding and endowment taxes, aiming to trim as much as 10% of its budget.Layoffs · Durham See the Story

NC universities enroll 7,000 Indian students. Visa delays may threaten that.

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

India international students see visa process pause under Trump, Rep. Deborah Ross says, as Duke University, NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill enroll thousands.North Carolina · North Carolina Read Article

Surprise attack in Raleigh was latest threat to NC shrimpers. It won’t be the last.

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

A surprise legislative attempt to ban shrimp trawling in North Carolina’s inshore waters alarmed the state’s shrinking commercial shrimping industry, sparking protests in Raleigh. While the bill failed, threats persist from conservationists, lawsuits, cheaper foreign imports, restaurant mislabeling and uncontrollable weather — all complicating the future for local shrimpers like Capt. Billy Davis.Raleigh, North Carolina · Raleigh Read Article

Surprise attack in Raleigh was latest threat to NC shrimpers. It won’t be the last.

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

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