Records recently obtained by The News & Observer shed light on the specifics of the decisions behind and outcomes of the cuts.

In uplifting UNC’s area studies centers now, we also affirm our own tightly intertwined interests. The relationship between Duke and Carolina has always been symbiotic — built on shared intellectual ...

A few days ago, I pulled up TigerHub, navigated to the major declaration page, and took a deep breath. My cursor hovered lovingly over “East Asian Studies” (EAS) for a few seconds; then, with a firm ...

Trustees approve resolution saying closing six area study centers would save $6 million. Students lobby trustees, arguing centers coordinate research, outreach, language. Administration cites federal ...

Graeme Robertson, a professor of political science and director of the Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill, speaks during a rally outside the Spangler Center for ...

For decades, Duke’s area studies centers have had a close collaborative relationship with their University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill counterparts. The two campuses have facilitated ...

Thousands of admitted students and their parents will soon decide whether to accept their offer from UNC. For many, an academically rich semester abroad is an exciting prospect of a Carolina education ...

At the University of Delaware, global and area studies are enriched by a faculty of diverse and accomplished scholars. These educators bring a wealth of expertise from humanistic, natural science, and ...

Area studies and its 19th-century predecessor, Orientalism, were formed and shaped by the politics of their times, according to Biray Kolluoglu-Kirli, an assistant professor of sociology at Bogazici ...