UNC chancellors sidestep political questions at forum on challenges facing higher education

By: Lynn Bonner

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: April 9, 2026

Words: 602

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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The audience laughed and three UNC system chancellors smiled when they heard the pointed question about how they could do their jobs without a state budget.

State universities are under financial pressure partly because the state legislature has not approved a budget and the schools are operating without enrollment funding. North Carolina is the only state that did not pass a budget last year.

UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Lee Roberts and N.C. Central University …

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