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UNC system faculty retention rates suffer due to decrease in funds

By Madeline Will | September 14

A $10-million fund set in place to protect high-profile faculty in the UNC system has dwindled to nearly nothing.

UNC system adapts to 'new norm' of budget cutting

By Isabella Cochrane | September 8

The UNC system eliminated about 3,000 filled positions as a result of this year’s budget cuts, according to a report presented to the Board of Governors ...

Board of Governors evaluates effects of 15.6 percent cuts

By Elise Young | September 7

UNC-system administrators will be presented today with campus-by-campus data detailing a clearer picture of the effects of this year’s budget cuts.

UNC Board of Governors denies allegations that retreat violated open meeting law

By Madeline Will | August 30

Allegations that the UNC-system Board of Governors violated the state’s open meetings law have been denied by administrators who say their private retreat ...

Board of Governors aims to avoid partisan divide

By Kelly Blessing | August 23

After its first official meeting of the academic year earlier this month, members of the UNC-system Board of Governors say meetings will not be divided ...

Board of Governors retreat may have violated open meetings law, says former student

By Madeline Will | August 23

The UNC-system Board of Governors, the decision-making body for all 17 system campuses, is being accused of breaking the law.

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August 23

The Board of Governors’ retreat two weeks ago was dubbed a purely social affair intended to teach new members about “general principles of good governance.” ...

UNC Board of Governors will field report on unnecessary duplication

By Daniel Wiser | August 19

Although a timeline has been established for a review of the UNC system’s academic programs, system chancellors and provosts say they’re still unsure ...

Thorp defends Davis firing in front of Board of Governors

By Tarini Parti | August 11

Members of the UNC-system Board of Governors have stood by Chancellor Holden Thorp since the NCAA first announced its investigation of the University’s ...

UNC tuition rates to undergo review of peer universities

By Daniel Wiser | July 20

University students and parents will be relieved to find that a supplemental tuition increase has not been tacked onto their bills this summer.

Board of Governors approves 18 percent cut for UNC's budget

By Daniel Wiser | July 7

The Board of Governors’ committee on budget and finance approved a funding cut of almost 18 percent or more than $100 million for UNC-Chapel Hill during ...

State budget decisions to have reaching effects on UNC

By Daniel Wiser | June 15

As the state budget showdown draws to a close in Raleigh, UNC-system administrators are bracing for tough decisions in the months ahead.

More tuition hikes from BOG unlikely

By Daniel Wiser and Elizabeth Johnson | June 10

The chances of an additional tuition increase for UNC-system schools appear to be slim to none. After today’s full Board of Governors meeting, UNC Chancellor ...

Thomas Ross advises against tuition hikes

By Daniel Wiser | June 9

UNC-system President Thomas Ross advised against supplemental tuition increases at today’s Board of Governors meeting after state legislators did not ...

UNC Board of Governors discourages further tuition hikes

By Elizabeth Johnson | June 6

Members of the UNC-system Board of Governors hope to show their disapproval of the state legislature’s proposed budget by postponing any discussion ...

Proposed Senate budget softer on University cuts than House version

By Daniel Wiser | May 30

Although not as deep as a 17.4 percent cut, the latest proposed reduction in state funding would still puncture the academic core of universities, UNC-system ...

NC Senate proposes smaller cuts to UNC system

By Daniel Wiser | May 9

As the N.C. Senate prepares its version of the state budget, UNC-system administrators are hoping legislators will provide some relief for universities ...

Oversight committee passes bill to regulate student fees

By Brooke Hefner | April 12

A bill that passed through a Student Congress committee Tuesday night would give the full body the power to regulate changes to eight major student fees. In ...

UNC-system BOG finds positives among negative budget cut news

By Jen Serdetchnaia | April 10

Members of the UNC-system Board of Governors managed to find some positive items for discussion while continuing their grim talks regarding the impact ...

BOG discusses student involvement, degree programs

By Elizabeth Johnson | April 7

As members of the UNC-system Board of Governors prepare for drastic state budget cuts, university chancellors are being forced to compete for attention ...