Some in the UNC community have questioned Provost Chris Clemens’ and Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz’s role in the Board of Trustees’ resolution on the University School of Civic Life and Leadership. Photo of Guskiewicz courtesy of Johnny Andrews.

Role of chancellor, provost in proposed UNC School of Civic Life and Leadership unclear

By Abby Pender | Feb. 8

Conversations continue surrounding the newly proposed School of Civic Life and Leadership

The resolution to “accelerate” the development of the proposed School of Civic Life and Leadership was brought to Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz just 20 minutes before the Jan. 26 Board of Trustees meeting, a high-ranking University official told The Daily Tar Heel.
Chairperson of the Faculty, Mimi Chapman said there is a “missing link” in the chain of the provost’s involvement in the resolution.

The Old Well is pictured on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, in Chapel Hill.

Faculty Executive Committee continues conversations on BOT's recent proposal

By Emi Maerz | Feb. 7

The Old Well is pictured on Jan. 30, 2023.

Faculty discusses free speech and School of Civic Life in January meeting

By Emi Maerz | Jan. 31

South Building is pictured on Oct. 10, 2022.

‘I’m flabbergasted’: UNC leaders blindsided by trustees' decision on School of Civic Life and Leadership

By Abby Pender | Jan. 30

President Biden is asking the Supreme Court to overrule two judges' decisions, thus reinstating student loan forgiveness.
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Fate of student loan forgiveness is uncertain following federal blocks

By Brianna Atkinson | Nov. 30

DTH Photo Illustration. The Kenan-Flagler Business School has raised its fees.

Editorial: A deep dive into the proposed Kenan-Flagler fee increase

By Editorial Board | Nov. 30

UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz gives his remarks at the UNC Board of Trustees meeting on Nov. 10, 2022.

UNC Board of Trustees discuss university naming policy, Tar Heel Bus Tour

By Abby Pender | Nov. 14

The Board of Trustees on Thursday voted to pass an amendment to the university naming policy and recognized the success of both Campaign for Carolina and the Tar Heel Bus Tour.

David Routh, the Vice Chancellor of Development, is honored at the UNC Board of Trustees meeting on Nov. 10, 2022.

Out-of-state undergraduate tuition to rise $1,780, BOT committee decides

By Defne Önal | Nov. 13

UNC tuition for out-of state undergraduate students will increase by five percent beginning next fall, the UNC Board of Trustees’ Budget, Finance and Infrastructure Committee decided on Wednesday.

UNC's provost, Chris Clemmons, speaks at the beginning of Friday's Faculty Council meeting on Sept. 9, 2022 in Karr Hall.

'Doing more for less,' FEC calls for more University support of faculty

By Ira Wilder | Oct. 19

The UNC Faculty Executive Committee spoke on the importance of faculty mental health and gave updates on the UNC System's return-on-investment study. The committee also discussed authority for University hiring approvals at their Monday meeting.

UNC Gillings School of Public Health is pictured on Sept. 23, 2022.

Finance update: developments for new law, public health buildings, administrative roof

By Defne Önal | Oct. 13

The UNC School of Law and the Gillings School of Global Public Health will soon have new areas for students and faculty and the roof of the Administrative Office Building will also be replaced. The UNC Board of Trustees’ Budget, Finance and Infrastructure Committee recently approved stages for each capital project.

Kerry McIntyre and Rohit Sharma, students of the MBA class of 2023, engage in conversation in the lobby of McColl Building on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. Hanging behind them are the portraits of Hugh L. McColl, Jr., Mary Lily Kenan, and Henry Flagler, the namesakes of  McColl Building and Kenan-Flagler Business School.

Allegations, administration, accountability: tensions at Kenan-Flagler Business School

By Preston Fore and Tania Tobaccowala | Oct. 5

This fall, Kenan-Flagler Business School has seen a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former doctoral student, as well as the co-leads of the school’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative leaving their positions. Douglas Shackelford, who had been serving as dean of the school since 2014, unexpectedly retired in September. In terms of diversity, Kenan-Flagler is 61st out of 81 ranked U.S. business schools, according to Bloomberg's 2022-2023 Diversity Index.

Carolina Inn is pictured on Oct. 03, 2022.

UNC Board of Trustees reviews campus safety issues

By Collin Tadlock | Oct. 3

During their meeting on Friday, the UNC Board of Trustees reviewed committee reports and addressed campus safety issues. The BOT also discussed bylaw revisions and heard reports from trustees and the student body president concerning ongoing committee programs.

Zombies pose outside of Greenlaw Hall during the Tar Heel Zombie Preparedess Festival on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022.

UNC Campus Safety hosts the Zombie Preparedness Festival

By Madison Gagnon | Sep. 28

The festival was held in the Pit Thursday morning. Departments such as the Chapel Hill Police and Orange County Emergency Medical Services gave demonstrations on how to prepare for and react to a range of emergency situations, including the zombie apocalypse.

Protestors gather around Silent Sam on Aug. 20, 2018, hours before the statue was toppled.

University used social media monitoring in Silent Sam and pro-choice protests

By Aisha Baiocchi | Sep. 28

The University has been using Social Sentinel, an AI-based service, since 2016 to identify threatening or concerning public social media posts. The contract will end in October. Documents show that UNC used Social Sentinel to monitor campus protests through geofencing and pulled data from public posts on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube and Reddit.

Mimi Chapman, chairperson of the Faculty Executive Committee, listens to a presentation by the Office of Student Affairs during the committee's meeting on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022.

Faculty Executive Committee plans for the upcoming academic year

By Abby Pender | Aug. 31

As the University community settles into the fall 2022 semester, the UNC Faculty Executive Committee gave updates on campus efforts toward mental health, the removal of The Daily Tar Heel’s recent op-ed and changes to the position of chairperson of the faculty.

DTH File. Students mourn around a memorial for James Cates in 2018 at the site where he was killed in 1970.

University announces plans to install a permanent memorial for James Cates

By Liv Reilly | Aug. 12

The University announced Friday that it will install a permanent memorial in The Pit dedicated to James Cates. This memorial announcement comes after years of community initiatives and activism to honor Cates and bring attention to racially-motivated violence. The Cates memorial will be part of 'Build our Community Together,' one of the eight initiatives of the 'Carolina Next: Innovations for Public Good' plan to increase diversity and inclusion, the University said. The James Cates Remembrance Coalition also proposed renaming the Student Stores building after Cates in June 2021.

Located on the Old Quad, Pettigrew Hall houses the UNC Office of Scholarships and Student Aid. Scholarships for students don't begin and end with their acceptance to Carolina; there are still many opportunities once they officially become students. February 5, 2019.

Chancellor's committee still drafting report as part of UNC's building renaming process

By Emily Shih | Aug. 7

This year in the committee's May 5 meeting, Chairperson Mike Smith said that the committee's goal was to get its report draft to Guskiewicz by July 1 so that he would have time to review it before the BOT meeting in late July, where it would be considered. However, the committee still has not finalized its report.

Senior psychology major Juliet Alegria "double masks" to study in Davis Library on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022.

UNC announces updated COVID-19 policies for fall semester return

By Elizabeth Egan and Liv Reilly | Jul. 29

UNC announced updated COVID-19 policies for the fall 2022 semester in a campus-wide email Friday. The University will not have any testing requirements for asymptomatic individuals on campus and will no longer provide voluntary asymptomatic testing. Students who test positive for COVID and are living in residence halls can isolate at home or in their residence hall room. The University is not requiring vaccine attestation or re-entry testing, but both are encouraged.

Taliajah "Teddy" Vann, a candidate for student body president, sits by the in Old Well on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022.

BOT hears from new UNC leaders, discusses future plans for undergraduate research

By Emily Shih | May. 20

In its May 19 meeting, he UNC Board of Trustees heard presentations on the importance of undergraduate research and discussed the new IDEAs in Action curriculum that will begin in the fall.

Bingham Hall sits on the edge of the Quad on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020.

Chancellor's committee discusses renaming three UNC buildings

By Madi Kirkman | May. 8

On Thursday, the Chancellor’s Committee to Review History Commission Resolution met to discuss its report for Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz on building name removals, which it hopes to complete by July 1. The committee discussed the removal of the campus building names Bingham Hall, Grimes Residence Hall and Graham Residence Hall.

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