/tags/unc-pembroke UNC Pembroke en-US Copyright Fri, 17 Jan 2025 22:17:05 GMT /education/2025-01-17/sports-betting-revenue-public-universities Universities' expense sheets include big-ticket facility upgrades, salaries, and budget deficit corrections. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 22:17:05 GMT /education/2025-01-17/sports-betting-revenue-public-universities Brianna Atkinson /politics/2024-10-29/early-voters-robeson-county-north-carolina-reproductive-rights-2024-election Robeson County consistently voted for Democratic presidential candidates until Donald Trump's first run. It's one of North Carolina's more purple counties. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 20:02:37 GMT /politics/2024-10-29/early-voters-robeson-county-north-carolina-reproductive-rights-2024-election Rusty Jacobs /education/2024-10-17/north-carolina-colleges-tuition-million-deficit-promise NC Promise has led to significant enrollment increases at public universities in the state. But this year, those gains could come at a cost. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:50:22 GMT /education/2024-10-17/north-carolina-colleges-tuition-million-deficit-promise Brianna Atkinson /arts-culture/2024-04-18/intertribal-canoe-song-unc-pembroke-museum-american-indian-tribes North Carolina's Museum of the Southeast American Indian released a song described as being by and for Native communities. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:57:34 GMT /arts-culture/2024-04-18/intertribal-canoe-song-unc-pembroke-museum-american-indian-tribes Sophie Mallinson /sports/2024-01-16/unc-pembroke-dick-christy-gambling-betting-impact-small-colleges While it comes with its critics and concerns, sports betting could benefit 10 UNC System schools, including UNC Pembroke, in a big way. Once betting begins, those schools – the 10 with the smallest athletic department budgets – will split 20% of the yearly tax revenue from legal gambling in North Carolina. Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:53:57 GMT /sports/2024-01-16/unc-pembroke-dick-christy-gambling-betting-impact-small-colleges Mitchell Northam /education/2023-12-28/hbcu-minority-serving-institutions-north-carolina-bioprocessing-training Seven regional hubs will be located at a mix of public and private HBCUs, and the state’s only Historically American Indian University. Thu, 28 Dec 2023 16:18:58 GMT /education/2023-12-28/hbcu-minority-serving-institutions-north-carolina-bioprocessing-training Brianna Atkinson /politics/2023-12-15/pembroke-lumbee-indian-community-robeson-right-main-street In recent years, many Lumbees have helped shift Robeson County politically from a place with a reliable majority for the Democratic Party to a county that largely supports Republicans. A push for federal recognition for the tribe is one of the factors. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:24:26 GMT /politics/2023-12-15/pembroke-lumbee-indian-community-robeson-right-main-street Colin Campbell /race-demographics/2023-05-09/proposal-american-indian-students-nc-wear-feathers-graduation State lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow American Indian high school students to wear feathers as part of their graduation regalia. Tue, 09 May 2023 11:28:22 GMT /race-demographics/2023-05-09/proposal-american-indian-students-nc-wear-feathers-graduation Will Michaels /health/2021-03-11/unc-pembroke-nursing-students-covid-19-shots-rural-clinic The UNC Pembroke School of Health Sciences used federal funding to purchase two mobile clinics so nursing students could administer shots in rural communities across Robeson County. Thu, 11 Mar 2021 12:38:26 GMT /health/2021-03-11/unc-pembroke-nursing-students-covid-19-shots-rural-clinic Liz Schlemmer /education/2021-01-07/unc-chapel-hill-unc-pembroke-delay-in-person-classes UNC Chapel Hill has announced it will delay the start of in-person classes for all undergraduate students by three weeks for the spring semester.Only a… Thu, 07 Jan 2021 23:21:48 GMT /education/2021-01-07/unc-chapel-hill-unc-pembroke-delay-in-person-classes Liz Schlemmer