DURHAM, North Carolina, Nov. 26 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * Learning to Pivot: MPA Graduate Adjusts to Change * When Christopher Shearin was attending high school, a counselor told him he was "not college material." In December 2025, Shearin will complete a master's in public administration at North Carolina Central University (NCCU), his third college degree. Shearin grew up in public housing in Durham. "You saw so many people with talent in baske  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Nov. 26 -- Premier, a healthcare improvement company, issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2025: * * * Patient Square Capital Completes Acquisition of Premier Inc. Premier, Inc. ("Premier" or the "Company"), a leading technology-driven health care improvement company, today announced that Patient Square Capital ("Patient Square"), a dedicated health care investment firm, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Premier, valued at $2.6 billion.   more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Nov. 27 -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: * * * UNC Rural announces Research and Engagement Award recipients for Fall 2025 The Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost is pleased to announce the recipients of the Fall 2025 Rural Research, Engagement, and Advancement Fund. These awards recognize partnerships based in rural North Carolina, led by faculty members and community partners, t  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Nov. 26 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: * * * WCU photography class restores damaged photos lost during Helene * Story by Cam Adams Photos by Ashley T. Evans Amidst the devastation left by Hurricane Helene, Taylor Schenker spent her time looking for memories along the river. Photos floated down the current, creased, ripped and water damaged, lost from those whose lives were shaken by the storm. Schenker set out to reunite those phot  more