September 1, 2006

N.C. Report Warns of Tuition Lawsuit

By KARIN FISCHER

A report by the North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research warns that the University of North Carolina system could face a lawsuit over its near-annual tuition increases and faults the way the system's governing board is selected as too politicized.

The report, "The Statewide UNC Board of Governors: Its Selection, Powers, and Relationship to the 16 Local Campus Boards of Trustees," recommends that the General Assembly give the governor the power to appoint three-quarters of the

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