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Some of the Black Pioneers and their spouses meet for lunch at Mama Dip’s in early 2020. Photo courtesy of Walter A. Jackson.

Members of UNC Black Pioneers release statement calling for BOT to grant Hannah-Jones tenure

By Lauren McCarthy | Jun. 10

Twenty-one members of the UNC Black Pioneers — an organization of Black alumni who graduated between 1952 and 1972 — released a statement on Wednesday regarding the Board of Trustees' non-action on the tenure of Nikole Hannah-Jones. “The undersigned members of the UNC Black Pioneers, fully support the joint statement of support for tenure for Nikole Hannah-Jones issued by the Carolina Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists at UNC,” the statement read.

The Statement of Core Values, created by Walter Hussman Jr., publisher of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, is in Carroll Hall.

Hussman says he was 'concerned' about his core values of journalism and 1619 Project

By Nicole Moorefield | Jun. 9

Photos are owned by the MacArthur Foundation and licensed under a Creative Commons license: CC-BY. Credit: John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Photo is of Nikole Hannah-Jones

UNC responds to letter from Hannah-Jones' legal team as deadline passes to offer tenure

By Lauren McCarthy | Jun. 6

Jeannette Porter, alumna of the Hussman school, and Assistant Professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, poses for a virtual portrait in her office on Friday, June 4, 2021. Porter signed a letter created by Jeff Jarvis to protest against the action of the UNC Board of Trustees, in support of Nikole Hannah-Jones.

UNC journalism school alumni express support for Nikole Hannah-Jones

By Emily Shih | Jun. 6

Op-ed: Set a date to review Hannah-Jones for tenure

Jun. 3

Screenshot from the Special Faculty Executive Committee meeting on May 24, 2021.

Faculty Executive Committee calls special meeting to discuss Hannah-Jones' non-tenure

By Isabella Reilly | May. 24

'A disappointing decision': UNC community upset after Nikole Hannah-Jones' non-tenure

By Emily Shih | May. 23

The BOT's decision was met with indignation among UNC students, staff and faculty. Hussman doctoral student Sophia Noor Kiser said she felt Hannah-Jones was very qualified for the position. “Nikole-Hannah Jones is a MacArthur Genius, a Pulitzer Prize winner and has changed the conversation around race in the U.S,” she said. “What more could you want?”

UNC Student Body President Lamar Richards attends the Board of Trustees meeting at the Carolina Inn on Thursday May 20, 2021.

Lamar Richards sworn in to Board of Trustees by former Chief Justice Cheri Beasley

By Lauren McCarthy | May. 20

UNC Student Body President Lamar Richards was sworn in as the sole student representative on the Board of Trustees on Thursday. Richards is the University’s first Black, gay student body president. The ceremony was administered by Cheri Beasley, former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, who was the first Black woman to serve as chief justice.

Members of the Carolina Black Caucus stand outside of the Carolina Inn to protest the UNC decision to deny tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones on Thursday May 20, 2021 before the UNC Board of Trustees meeting.

UNC and Chapel Hill community members rally in support of Nikole Hannah-Jones

By Kayleigh Carpenter and Trevor Moore | May. 20

UNC and Chapel Hill community members gathered Thursday morning to show their support for Nikole Hannah-Jones ahead of the Board of Trustees' 9 a.m. meeting at The Carolina Inn. The rally was organized by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP and the Carolina Black Caucus in response to the BOT's choice to not take action on approving a tenured position for Hannah-Jones at the Hussman School of Journalism and Media.

Provost Bob Blouin (left) and Chancellor Carol Folt (right) discuss matters relating to the Confederate monument, Silent Sam, during an executive committee meeting on Monday.

Bob Blouin to step down as UNC's provost by end of 2021

By Maeve Sheehey | May. 4

Bob Blouin will step down from his role as executive vice chancellor and provost by the end of 2021, once the University names his successor, according to a campus-wide email sent Tuesday.

Associate Professor of public law and government Jill Moore speaks at a Faculty Executive Committee meeting on Apr. 26, 2021. Moore was recently elected as the first woman to be UNC's secretary of the faculty.

Jill Moore becomes first woman elected to secretary of the faculty at UNC

By Chelsea Ramsey | May. 2

Jill Moore is making history as the first woman to be elected as UNC's secretary of the faculty. The UNC Faculty Council voted to elect Moore, associate professor of law and government, on April 16.

The Faculty Committee on University Government meets on Wednesday Apr 28, 2021 to discuss how to make the faculty government more effective.

Committee of University Government discusses improving leadership structure

By Caroline Yaffa | Apr. 29

The committee discussed leadership structure, committee recruitment and a possible reconstruction of bylaws at Wednesday's meeting.

A plaque located in the Adams School of Dentistry decidated to Deah Barakat and Yusor Abu-Salha. Photo Taken Tuesday, Feb 11,2020.

Students discuss lack of University-wide recognition of Our Three Winners Day

By Cynthia Dong | Apr. 29

Our Three Winners Day, created to honor three Muslim Chapel Hill community members who were fatally gunned down in 2015, hasn't been recognized by the University since 2016.

Members of the Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward met virtually on Apr. 26, 2021 to discuss projects that would facilitate racial reconciliation on campus.

History, Race and a Way Forward commission discusses future projects

By Jacie Smith | Apr. 27

At Monday's meeting, the Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward mapped its ideas, and members voted on which projects they felt were most important. Members also identified projects and items that had been missing and should be prioritized moving forward.

With over 50 buildings in severe condition, UNC's maintenance costs keep growing

By Preston Fore | Apr. 15

UNC’s deferred maintenance backlog has grown to over $900 million and counting. The facilities condition index is a ratio of remedying a building’s deficiencies relative to the current building replacement value. A building in good condition has an FCI of less than or equal to 0.05; fair condition if between 0.05 and 0.10; poor condition if between 0.10 and 0.30, and severe condition if greater than 0.30. The average for all UNC buildings is 0.19, falling in the poor condition category.

UNC's Board of Trustees overturned a moratorium on renaming buildings on Thursday, July 16, 2020. Aycock Residence Hall, pictured here on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, will be renamed Residence Hall One.