Meredith College Coverage

Triangle graduation guide: NC State, UNC, Duke and more announce commencement details

Discover all you need to know about the 2024 graduation ceremonies for the universities in the Triangle area, including NC State, UNC, Duke and more.

Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

New poll shows dissatisfaction among independent voters

Republican Donald Trump leads Democrat Joe Biden with third-party candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earning nearly 10% of the vote, according to a new Meredith Poll. Meanwhile, unaffiliated voters are boosting Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein, who leads Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson in the race for governor.

Tight fight for president, Stein's lead widens in governor's race, new NC poll finds

Republican Donald Trump leads Democrat Joe Biden with third-party candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earning nearly 10% of the vote, according to a new Meredith Poll. Meanwhile, unaffiliated voters are boosting Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein, who leads Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson in the race for governor.

Brian Murphy, WRAL News

Meredith College names new president

Meredith College announced Wednesday that Aimee W. Sapp will serve as its ninth president.

Meredith College announces new president

Meredith College announced Wednesday that Aimee W. Sapp will serve as its ninth president.

WRAL staff

Cary couple helps woman in Gaza get to Raleigh for college degree

As the conflict in Gaza continues, a Cary couple is creating a pathway for students from war-torn countries to get their college degrees in the Triangle.

Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter

Student at Meredith College dies in car crash weeks before the start of her senior year

Meredith College announced the death of a student who died in a car crash on Aug. 10.

Links, times, dates for 2023 college graduation ceremonies

Graduation ceremonies will be held for thousands of North Carolina college students during the first two weekends in May.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

If more people don't return to work Fed is fighting losing battle against inflation: Meredith economist

This upward revision to the 3rd quarter GDP announced Thursday shows that our economy is not slowing down in the way the Federal Reserve wants it to in order to slow down inflation.  More people in the workforce would help, says Dr. Anne York of Meredith College.

New poll: 8.3% of North Carolinians think health insurers have their best interest in mind

Most North Carolinians are generally pleased with their health insurance yet feel the companies don't have their best interest in mind, according to a poll released Tuesday by Meredith College.

Meredith College renaming building with ties to white supremacist

Meredith College announced Wednesday that the school will rename Joyner Hall, an academic building named for a man with ties to white supremacy.

Meredith College to require COVID-19 vaccine by spring semester

Meredith College will require all students and employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the spring semester, which begins Wednesday, Jan. 12.

Meredith College charging unvaccinated students $75 a week for mandatory COVID-19 testing

Some Meredith College students are protesting a COVID-19 policy that may require them to pay $75 a week to get a weekly test.

Unvaccinated Meredith students could have to shell out $1,125 a semester for COVID tests

Some Meredith College students are voicing opposition against a new policy that could hit them in the wallet.

Joe Fisher, WRAL reporter

$1B Apple campus is good news for college students, job seekers, says Meredith professor

For college students, Apple's decision to build a $1 billion campus in the Triangle helps to provide more internship opportunities and makes it easier to find work to continue to live in the Raleigh area post-graduation, sas a Meredith College economics professor.

Three-quarters of North Carolinians polled support raising minimum wage

A new poll by Meredith University finds that a majority of North Carolinians support raising the minimum wage.

WRAL staff report

Meredith students say professor apologized too late after using slur

A tenured professor at Meredith College is under investigation by the school and under fire from students who say she used a racial slur in class last fall.

Students, alumnae want Meredith professor fired over racial slur

A tenured professor at Meredith College is under investigation by the school and under fire from students who say she used a racial slur in class last fall.

Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporter

Meredith alumna calls out professor who used racial slurs

A Meredith College alumna holds a news conference to express outrage over a faculty member who used racial slurs in a class.

Meredith College political science professor reacts to Supreme Court ruling

Meredith College political science professor David McLennan talks about the US Supreme Court's ruling that President Trump is not immune to the grand jury process.

RBG inspires new generation in Raleigh appearance

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wowed a packed audience in Raleigh on Monday, speaking about her life new frontiers for women and where she wants the court to go.

Mark Boyle, WRAL anchor/reporter

Justice Ginsburg to speak at Meredith College in September

Meredith College announced that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is speaking there next month.

Jason O. Boyd, WRAL.com editor

Raleigh’s Meredith College unvveils digital communications post-bac program

Meredith College has recently approved a new post-baccalaureate certificate program in the field. Enrollment is now open for Fall 2019.

Meredith College opens enrollment for after school program, summer camps

Parents can now enroll their kids in Meredith College's Wings After School program for fall 2019.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Year of the woman? In NC politics, not so much

A new report finds that the percentage of women holding elective office in North Carolina has declined slightly from three years ago. The percentage of women candidates running in 2018 is also down from the 2014 election.

Dave Hendrickson, enterprise editor