A popular Instagram account is exposing UNC student partying through posts of photos and videos. Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said he is aware of the videos and is working with local and campus authorities.
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Gretchen Bellamy, the senior director for education, operations and initiatives and Sibby Anderson-Thompkins, interim chief diversity officer, wrote a letter to the Roadmap Implementation Taskforce calling for a seat at the table when making decisions about fall's reopening, advocating for more equitable plans.
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Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz presented the Board of Trustees with his recommendation to remove the names Wednesday after forming a committee to review the Commission on History, Race and A Way Forward's unanimous resolution recommending the removal of these four names from campus buildings earlier this month.
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UNC is one step closer to removing names of individuals tied to white supremacy from four buildings on campus. A chancellor-appointed committee unanimously voted Tuesday to put forth a recommendation to Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz that the University remove the names Charles B. Aycock, Josephus Daniels, Julian S. Carr and Thomas Ruffin and Thomas Ruffin Jr. from on-campus buildings.
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Host Evely Forte spoke to incoming Sports Editor Brian Keyes, Summer University Desk Editor Maydha Devarajan and University desk writer Kate Carroll to break down recent updates to the Board of Trustees' building renaming policy, a report on renaming four campus buildings by the Commission on Race, History and a Way Forward and a multi-departmental request to rename Hamilton Hall, Pauli Murray Hall.
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There is now an official policy to rename buildings on UNC's campus, the Board of Trustees decided Thursday — and the Chancellor indicated he will move forward on the review of four structures. The policy comes after the BOT rescinded in June its 16-year self-imposed moratorium on renaming buildings.
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The UNC Board of Trustees lifted a 16-year moratorium that prevented renaming buildings on campus just over three weeks ago. Last week, several UNC departments have come together to begin the process of renaming Hamilton Hall as Pauli Murray Hall. Pauli Murray, a Black descendant of UNC’s original trustees, was a prominent advocate for women’s and civil rights.
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The Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward unanimously approved a recommendation to Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz for the removal of names with ties to white supremacy of four on-campus buildings at their meeting Friday.
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In this episode, host Evely Forte spoke to DTH reporter and incoming Assistant Copy Editor Sasha Schroeder and incoming Assistant Online Editor Praveena Somasundaram to understand why many UNC faculty members, professors and teaching assistants are petitioning UNC administration about the fall 2020 semester because of the COVID-19 pandemic, what the petitioners are really demanding and how they hope the University will implement potential changes.
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From senior leadership switch-ups to the Silent Sam saga, UNC has had its fair share of campus controversies in the past few years. Here’s what you need to know.
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The Undergraduate Senate passed a concurrent resolution at its full meeting Wednesday night, calling on the Board of Trustees to take action in renaming buildings on campus following the decision to lift the 16-year freeze.
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In this week's episode, host Evely Forte spoke to Maydha Devarajan, summer University desk editor, and former DTH reporter Hannah McClellan to better understand what the Board of Trustees decision to lift a 16-year ban on renaming buildings, monuments and landscapes on UNC’s campus meant, how this decision will affect the University moving forward and how campus leaders are responding.
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Danita Mason-Hogans, a member of UNC's Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward and a Chapel Hill native with ties to the University dating back seven generations, is calling on UNC to fund an enrichment program for descendants of the enslaved people who built the University.
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A 16-year ban on renaming buildings, monuments and landscapes on UNC's campus has been lifted, the Board of Trustees voted Wednesday.
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UNC’s first day of class will be held on August 10, Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz announced at Thursday’s UNC Board of Trustees Meeting. Students will complete finals by November 24 and then not return to campus until the spring semester. Guskiewicz announced the development of the Carolina Roadmap to reopen campus in the fall. The Roadmap includes the establishment of community standards to prevent virus transmission, including wearing face masks and practicing physical distancing.
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