The full Board of Trustees will convene today for the first time since a report on academic fraud in the African and Afro-American studies department was released by the University.

Chancellor Thorp and the Board of Trustees are looking to utilize the next 18 months to plan what they hope will be the University’s largest fundraising campaign ever.

After two years spent grappling with a damaging NCAA investigation and unprecedented budget cuts, Chancellor Holden Thorp will look into the future.

The last time Jon King appeared before the Board of Trustees, he was heckled by angry students protesting tuition increases.

Members of the Greek system will report back to the Board of Trustees as early as today for the first time since the board voted to reform the system’s recruitment.

UNC-system President Thomas Ross said he will stand by the tuition increase parameters he set last week despite dissenting opinions from some students and administrators.

UNC-system President Thomas Ross announced today he will not support tuition and fee increases that exceed 10 percent for any system school.

Chancellor Holden Thorp met with President Barack Obama on Monday for a discussion that signals a coming national effort by the White House to make college more affordable.

Despite vehement student opposition, UNC administrators approved Thursday a 15.6 percent tuition hike proposal for in-state students.

UNC-CH is not the only school proposing unprecedented tuition hikes for in-state students.

Chanting student protesters halted a meeting of trustees for nearly three minutes Wednesday following the approval of a 15.6 percent tuition hike for in-state students.

During Thursday’s full Board of Trustees meeting, Student Body President Mary Cooper’s thoughtful proposal was briefly acknowledged by the trustees but dismissed as a real alternative.

Following a discussion today on how best to fill short-term funding gaps with tuition hikes, members of the Board of Trustees will focus their attention on the long-term financial health of the University.

The University’s proposal to raise in-state tuition by 15.6 percent next year will likely pass through the budget, finance and audit committee of the Board of Trustees today.

University of Tulsa athletic director Lawrence “Bubba” Cunningham is expected to be named UNC’s next athletic director today, pending approval from the University’s Board of Trustees, according to a source close to the selection process.

If implemented, the gender-neutral housing option being considered by UNC administration will likely start small.

Holden Thorp is trying to walk a straight line in the changing world of higher education. As the University’s 10th chancellor, he, like every other chancellor who has come before him, has had to balance present emergencies with a vision of UNC’s future. And he’s no stranger to emergencies.

University officials said Tuesday that a 6.5 percent increase in tuition wouldn’t come close to covering a $20 million gap in UNC’s budget.

Tonight Student Congress will vote on whether it will show support for an effort to institute a gender-neutral housing option— an issue that will ultimately be decided by administrators.

When University administrators said they wanted to keep the effects of budget cuts outside the classroom, they didn’t mean it quite as literally.