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The latest college campus freebies? Naloxone and fentanyl test strips
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
The teen fentanyl crisis is following students onto college campuses. Here's what students and staff are doing about it.
Naloxone on college campuses saves lives
Monday, October 16, 2023
Fentanyl was involved in most teen overdose deaths in 2021, and the issue has followed onto college campuses. When an overdose happens, access to naloxone can be the difference between life and death.
7 years after being paralyzed, a woman graduated from college
Saturday, May 13, 2023
It took 7 years, but a woman who was paralyzed during her last semester of college finally got her degree. She's now a mother. We have the story of her long journey to graduation.
How HBCUs are spending their COVID-19 relief money
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
When the federal government started doling out COVID-19 relief money to colleges, HBCUs got a windfall. Many are spending the money in ways that will serve students for years to come.
Nation's Largest HBCU Sees Record-Breaking Donations
Saturday, May 01, 2021
North Carolina A&T State University has seen an almost six-fold increase in donations — and the fiscal year isn't even over yet. Other HBCUs are also reporting a fundraising boom.
At-Risk Teachers Struggle With Returning To In-Person Classes
Monday, December 21, 2020
Staffing schools for in-person learning hasn't been easy. In North Carolina, the pressure to keep schools open during the coronavirus pandemic has left some teachers without any good options.
Uninsured Day Care Workers At Risk During The Pandemic
Friday, July 24, 2020
The coronavirus has hit many day care centers across the country hard. It threatens a vulnerable workforce of mostly low-paid women who often don't have health insurance.
Memorial Held In George Floyd's North Carolina Birthplace
Saturday, June 06, 2020
On Saturday, Family, friends and others turned out in Raeford, N.C., where George Floyd was born, to mourn the death of Floyd. Four former Minneapolis police officers are charged in his death.
To Save Their Endangered Language, 2 Cherokee Brothers Learn As They Teach
Monday, December 24, 2018
Jakeli and Micah Swimmer aren't fluent in their native Cherokee dialect, but it's an important part of their identity. "If we're not speaking Cherokee, then what are we?" Jakeli asks.