UNC mulls raising cap on out-of-staters
By Natasha Altamirano | November 13, 2003Recent controversy surrounding the issue of raising the cap on out-of-state freshman enrollment at North Carolina's public colleges and universities likely will prompt the University of North Carolina Board of Governors to postpone its decision on the matter, which is scheduled to take place at a meeting tomorrow. After the Board's Committee on Educational Planning, Policies and Programs proposed increasing the cap from 18 to 22 percent early last month, other Board members have introduced at least three alternative proposals, according to Joni Worthington, UNC associate vice president for communications and special assistant to the president. In addition to the new policy proposals, public response to the cap increase prompted Board members to reevaluate the issue. "There has been a considerable level of concern and questions expressed by various university constituencies and by the general public," Worthington said. In light of the alternative recommendations, Board Chair Brad Wilson, in an official statement yesterday, said he will ask the Committee to accept a motion at its meeting, scheduled for today, to reconsider the original proposal, thereby moving the decision back to the committee level before final consideration by the full Board. "The Chairman wants to make sure the Board doesn't act prematurely before it can address the entire situation," Worthington said.
