I don’t know what I’m missing here, but I find it interesting that as UNCG is using increasing enrollment to justify its takeover of the Glenwood neighborhood, the N&O reports the system is considering capping enrollment:
The public university system, which emphasized aggressive growth at many of its campuses throughout much of the 2000s, has seen a slowing of late.
Enrollment across the system grew just slightly: a 1.2 percent increase to about 211,000 students whose educations receive state subsidy. Twelve campuses grew from the previous year, but by no more than 557, or 1.6 percent, at N.C. State University. Fayetteville State University, UNC Greensboro, Western Carolina University and Winston-Salem State University reduced enrollment. UNC-Chapel Hill’s total enrollment grew by 474 last year; UNC Charlotte added 362.
For quite a while it’s been hard to justify the building boom at UNCG with complaints about ‘devastating’ budget cuts.
