7/28/2025
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Leaders are ‘cautiously optimistic’ after release of frozen federal funds
After letters, a lawsuit, and almost a month of uncertainty for schools and organizations serving communities, on July 25, 2025, a U.S. Senator from West Virginia — who chairs the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,...
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Roy Cooper announced his run for U.S. Senate this morning with a press release and this video.
This summer, SparkNC held “Exchange 2025” in Wilmington, creating space for 180 students from across NC to connect directly with industry professionals in a meaningful, supportive way.
Students practiced real-world networking, shared their experiences, and built confidence through conversations. Here are the highlights.
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Workforce Pell is finally here. What will it take to get it to work?
The higher education community didn’t find much to celebrate in Congress’s passage of the big budget bill, with one notable exception: the expansion of Pell grants to shorter-form workforce training programs. Read the rest
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New memo from UNC System orders schools to prove DEI policies are eliminated
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SEED Program Honors More Than 70 Students at Recognition Ceremony
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We can’t make America healthier while letting NC children go hungry
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