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Education · Chapel HillDuke and UNC-Chapel Hill have sharply increased federal lobbying in 2025 — adding outside firms like DLA Piper — as the Trump administration threatens cuts to research funding, Pell Grants and student visas. Duke faces two federal investigations, while UNC plans $70M in cuts. Other North Carolina schools’ lobbying responses vary widely.See the Story
NC Universities Change Federal Lobbying Spending Amid Funding Uncertainty
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College Students · DeKalbEvery fall, more than 1,500 freshmen start at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. About one in two of them are the first in their family to attend college. It’s a big milestone for a group that faces challenges not only in applying to school — but in adjusting and making it to graduation. WBEZ’s Lisa Kurian Philip spoke with one of those freshmen, Jayla Ward, as she was preparing to transition to college life this fall. She shared her person…See the Story
‘I'm so ready’: A first-generation college student shares her journey to campus
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