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UNC System
As of Thursday, all UNC System professors’ syllabi are now officially designated as public records and the property of the university, not the individual. This new policy was a directive from System President Peter Hans; however, some professors who belong to the American Association of University Professors are not pleased with the change.
The Newsroom
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Primary Election 2026: Rebecca Trammel is pursuing an unaffiliated campaign for NC Senate District 7On this edition of The Newsroom, we're speaking with Rebecca Trammel, a nonprofit founder, community organizer, and advocate for public education funding who aims to run as an unaffiliated candidate for North Carolina’s Senate District 7. We asked about her decision to run with major party support — and where she lands on some contentious state-level policies.
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- Elizabeth Craver criminal trial date set for February 23
- Re-Education Nation: Ernie Gaskins on Rural Students Leaving Home, Respect Between Students and Teachers, and Post-Secondary Education
- SparkNC has four labs in New Hanover County, hopes to continue expansion across NC
- As NC reports more measles cases, how can you protect yourself?
- New details from WHA indicate rent hikes will mostly hit Creekwood
- Grand jury issues numerous indictments against alleged Southport shooter Nigel Edge
- Wilmington City Council Roundup: New shelter plans, safer cargo district, and more
- Wilmington advocates react to Avelo shuttering ILM base, cutting ties with ICE
- Ghost Bikes: Memorials to cyclists killed on the road
- NHCS board asks state for more EC funding, superintendent says that won't fix the district's financial issues
- Wilmington City Council unanimously opposes NCDOT's Independence Boulevard expansion project
- Pender County got scammed. Now what?
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- "Unique: A Rachard McIntyre Retrospective" Fourth Friday Reception
- Commentary: Gary Trawick
- Commentary: Bob Thompson "Longfellow and the Bells"
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Angel Major and Cas Hyman
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Marva Mapson Robinson, director of the Williston Alumni Community Choir
- Commentary: Gary Trawick "Say I Don’t Know"
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Alex Hill of City Ballet
- WHQR Now presents Tercel
- Holiday Programming 2025
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Meghan McDonald, education and outreach manager for the Wilmington Symphony
- "Upcycled and Deconstructed" Fourth Friday Reception
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Dan Brawley, director of Cucalorus Film Festival
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
- The USS Ford crew is struggling with sewage problems on board the Navy's new carrier
- Behind the front lines of the legal battle against Trump's National Guard deployments
- Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act (again). What is it?
- 24 hours of chaos as mental health grants are slashed then restored
- FBI searches WaPo reporter's home. And, Trump restores $2B to public health funds
- FBI searches home of Washington Post reporter as part of leak investigation
- More students are going to college. Affordability and workforce training are factors
- Morning news brief
- Tensions remain high Minneapolis as anti-ICE protests continue
- What to do if you encounter law enforcement: Your rights explained
State News
- UNC Health will not provide gender-affirming treatments to patients under 19 years old
- Gregory Porter on his music, influences and upcoming Charlotte performance
- Have thoughts on a potential Asheville-Salisbury rail line? NCDOT wants to hear from you
- Greensboro plans another community meeting on discolored tap water
- Flu deaths are surging in North Carolina, and the state's vaccination rate has dropped
- Judge dismisses petition to remove Mecklenburg sheriff, but leaves door open to refile
- Duke Energy unveils new battery at former coal plant to ‘fill the gap’ between clean energy generation
- Greensboro residents gather downtown for a vigil for Renee Nicole Good
- USMC wife sickened after living at Tarawa Terrace aboard Camp Lejeune in Vietnam War era fighting for compensation
- FEMA approves first batch of home buyouts. Homeowners still face a lengthy process
