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36313
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Unemployment related factors discussed were housing insecurity and transportation struggles. Such factors, coupled with low wage jobs, can create a cycle of poverty hard to escape and easy to perpetuate. Such factors also ranked Charlotte on the bottom of a Harvard University-sponsored economic mobility study. On the upside to this downward spiral were individuals such as Traletta Banks, an instructor showing others how to break the cycle with options such as creating career pathways. Also part of the effort was Economic Mobility Initiative, a nonprofit helping individuals on the road to self-sufficiency overcome roadblocks such as benefits cliff.
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38221
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UNC system schools participating in NC Promise, which offers a tuition reduction for all students, are Elizabeth City State University, UNC Pembroke, and Western Carolina University. Past decreased enrollment was the factor related to the selection of these schools. Increasing affordability for students from all economic backgrounds and gaining academically competitive students were cited as reasons for creating NC Promise.
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36237
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An assessment of the US Department of Education’s salary information granted pluses for including average annual salary for UNC system graduates and average annual cost for financial aid recipients. Factors rated as minuses: earning data only for students who received financial aid; totals including students who spent a semester at a school as well as graduates.
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28193
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is ignoring its mission and is suffering from corporatization. John Hammond is a UNC School of Medicine professor emeritus and has investigated the university's recent practices. The university’s hospital has reduced access for the poor while raising its tuition and rewarding leaders with large bonuses. Hammond describes a drift from the university’s mission since 1987, discusses how the university has become more corporate, and worries that this hurts students and the local community.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 24 Issue 3, January 2007, p18-23 Periodical Website
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12600
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The cost of higher education in North Carolina is steadily rising due to inflation. Instead of experiencing a decline in enrollment, statistics show a continual increase despite augmented fees. Included in the article is a chart comparing tuition rates from 1952 and 1957. Included in the comparison are UNC, Duke, Wake Forest, Queens College, Peace College, Davidson, Mars Hill, Elon, Appalachian State, Western Carolina, High Point, ECU, Wilmington, and Asheville.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 25 Issue 8, Sept 1957, p8-9, il
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