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(08/31/18 9:10pm)
In a conference call with reporters Friday, Chancellor Carol Folt said that "Silent Sam has a place in our history and on our campus where its history can be taught, but not at the front door of a safe, welcoming, proudly public research university."
(09/03/18 3:35am)
Linda’s Bar and Grill is a well-known staple of Franklin Street. It is located by the Chapel Hill Courthouse, Morehead Planetarium and, until recently, Silent Sam.
(08/31/18 5:38am)
Update 10:05 p.m.:
(08/31/18 2:48am)
Professors from almost every department at UNC signed a letter sent to Chancellor Carol Folt and Provost Bob Blouin demanding leadership and answers regarding the removal of Silent Sam. According to Professor Edwin Fisher of the UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health, as of Thursday night, over 320 signatures had been procured.
(08/30/18 4:34am)
In the aftermath of Silent Sam’s Aug. 20 toppling, 12 people have been charged with crimes connected to the Confederate monument’s removal and the conflicts that have followed.
(08/29/18 3:42am)
Behind closed doors in conference rooms separated by a seven minute drive, the Board of Trustees and UNC-system Board of Governors concocted two statements that institute a Nov. 15 deadline for Silent Sam's future.
(08/28/18 6:07pm)
Chancellor Carol Folt and the UNC Board of Trustees members must formulate a plan for Silent Sam’s future by Nov. 15, according to a resolution passed by the UNC Board of Governors during a special session Tuesday.
(08/28/18 2:12am)
In the week following Silent Sam's forced removal on Aug. 20, questions over what will become of the statue have centered on the interpretation of N.C. Senate Bill 22.
(08/25/18 9:14pm)
Update 10:40 p.m.: UNC Media Relations sent an update about Saturday's events at 9:52 p.m. on Saturday.
(08/24/18 2:32am)
Update 11:20 a.m.: BOG member Thom Goolsby posted a video and said the rule of law will be enforced. Goolsby said based on North Carolina General Statute 100-2.1, the monument must be placed back on campus within 90 days.
(08/22/18 4:39am)
Update, 8:14 p.m.: The News & Observer has reported that the UNC-system Board of Governors will hire an outside firm to look into the University and police response to demonstrators' toppling of Silent Sam on Monday night.
(04/27/18 12:28am)
As low-income students are still underrepresented at universities across the United States, the American Talent Initiative is bringing together universities across the country—including UNC—to make their institutions more accessible for low-income students.
(04/24/18 5:11am)
Correction: A previous version of this article misquoted John DeKemper as saying "prospective students in the middle of March" rather than "prospective students and the world at large." The article has been updated to reflect the change, and The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for this error.
(03/06/18 4:34pm)
Updated March 6, 10:30 p.m.: A group of 270 faculty, staff, students, alumni and other affiliates of the UNC School of Information and Library Science issued a statement calling for the removal of Silent Sam.
(02/28/18 3:11am)
Updated at 10:37 p.m: An anonymous group of 17 UNC faculty members announced on its Twitter account it received notice from a source in South Building that Chancellor Carol Folt will ask Gov. Roy Cooper to petition the N.C. Historical Commission to relocate Silent Sam.
(02/14/18 4:34am)
Chancellor Carol Folt addressed changes in the University over the past year in her annual State of University address at the Undergraduate Senate meeting Tuesday.
(02/12/18 12:47am)
Ahmad Tejan-Sie, a Muslim senior at UNC-Chapel Hill, has been fortunate enough to never have directly experienced intolerance on campus.
(01/24/18 2:50am)
United Health Foundation announced Tuesday it will begin a $1.6 million, three-year partnership with UNC to launch a new health care technology workforce training and education program through the Carolina Health Informatics Program.
(01/23/18 3:06pm)
United Health Foundation announced Tuesday it will begin a $1.6 million, three-year partnership with UNC to launch a new health care technology workforce training and education program through the Carolina Health Informatics Program.
(01/22/18 12:57am)
Tech-giant Amazon announced Thursday a list of 20 metropolitan areas – including Raleigh – that had been narrowed down from 238 proposals to host HQ2, the company's second headquarters in North America.