Military | WUNC wunc.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wunc.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Editor s note: This story has been updated to include the title of Dr. Algeania Warren Freeman and to clarify the organizers of Monday s protest said they protesting the process more than the person who University of North Carolina s Board of Governors selected to lead Fayetteville State University.
A week before a new chancellor is scheduled to start at Fayetteville State University, more than 25 of the school s alumni marched to protest how he was selected.
Darrell Allison was elected by the University of North Carolina System board of governors to become the 12th chancellor to serve Fayetteville’s historically Black university. He starts next Monday.
While some students may go through their academic career without knowing about the Board of Governors, the effects of its decisions can be seen on an everyday basis across North Carolina campuses.
by Nyamekye Daniel, The Center Square | March 04, 2021 05:00 PM Print this article
The North Carolina House unanimously approved a $1.7 billion COVID-19 relief spending package Wednesday.
The funding for House Bill 196 is provided through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which was passed by Congress and signed by former President Donald Trump in December. The measure provides about $1 billion to support the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services as the state fights to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
North Carolina received a total of $4 billion in direct aid from the Consolidated Appropriations Act. Gov. Roy Cooper signed a bill in February that spent $2.2 billion of the federal aid for reopening schools, COVID-19 vaccine distribution and rental assistance.