- The Senate's proposal would cut millions of dollars of funding for need-based students.
- A standing-room-only crowd filled Winston-Salem's Bowman Gray Stadium this weekend for the Clash — the first NASCAR Cup Series event held at the historic venue since 1971. 60% of the tickets sold were to folks from outside North Carolina's Triad. 29-year-old Chase Elliott took the checkered flag.
- Universities' expense sheets include big-ticket facility upgrades, salaries, and budget deficit corrections.
- NASCAR's Cup Series will return to Winston-Salem's Bowman Gray Stadium for the first time since 1971 in February. The Clash is already sold-out.
- The proposal comes after several pro-Palestinian protests and encampments at UNC System institutions earlier this year.
- Rajah Caruth, a student at Winston-Salem State University, is in his second full season in competing in NASCAR's Craftsman Truck Series. He sees the North Wilkesboro Speedway as an important venue for the sport.
- North Carolina’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities are bolstering esports programming. The hope is that it brings more students of color into an industry that’s lacking diversity.
- The HBCU collaborated with others to create a virtual reality experience using real-world scenarios.
- 2020 was a banner year for fundraising at Historically Black Colleges and Universities as HBCUs received a number of high-profile corporate and private…