Board of Governors Committee on Educational Planning, Policies, and Programs Meeting
The committee reviewed the annual report for the previous fiscal year and received an academic affairs update. Discussions focused on the status of the University of North Carolina Asheville, particularly regarding enrollment and institutional recovery strategies. The committee also received a status update on the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Morganton expansion feasibility study. Additionally, the committee considered requests for the establishment of several academic degree programs, including a Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Data Science at Fayetteville State University, and a Bachelor of Science in Data Science and a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry at the University of North Carolina Asheville, alongside proposals for program discontinuations.