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Faculty Executive Committee plans for the upcoming academic year

By Abby Pender | August 31

As the University community settles into the fall 2022 semester, the UNC Faculty Executive Committee gave updates on campus efforts toward mental health, ...

University announces plans to install a permanent memorial for James Cates

By Liv Reilly | August 12

The University announced Friday that it will install a permanent memorial in The Pit dedicated to James Cates. This memorial announcement comes after ...

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

By Emily Shih | August 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 ...

UNC announces updated COVID-19 policies for fall semester return

By Elizabeth Egan and Liv Reilly | July 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

UNC Board of Trustees discusses tenure clock, NC Policy Collaboratory

By Hannah Rosenberger | March 31

Student Body President Lamar Richards made his final remarks as an ex-oficio member of the UNC Board of Trustees at the full board meeting on March 24. The ...

UNC Board of Trustees finance committee talks all funds budget, campus renovations

By Layna Hong | March 27

The UNC Board of Trustees' Budget, Finance and Infrastructure Committee discussed the University's first all funds budget, which will be reviewed by the ...

FEC discusses masks, BOT relations and UNC's racial history at Monday meeting

By Liv Reilly | March 8

On March 7, the Faculty Executive Committee met to discuss possible ways to improve communication with the Board of Trustees, what UNC could look like ...

Chancellor's committee meets to draft building renaming report for Board of Trustees

By Brooke Elliott | February 21

Last Thursday, the Chancellor’s Committee to Review History Commission Resolution reviewed and revised a committee report to evaluate the criteria for ...

UNC Board of Trustees discusses return to in-person instruction, University fundraiser

By Kelly Kendall | January 30

In its meeting Thursday, the BOT discussed UNC's COVID-19 response, the Campaign for Carolina fundraiser and the newly formed Audit, Compliance and Risk ...

'What it really means to love Carolina': UNC leaders discuss power tensions

By Hannah Rosenberger | January 11

From the Board of Trustees to the Faculty Executive Committee and student governments, many groups have a stake in decision-making at UNC as part of ...

'A step, but it’s not the goal': UNC community members react to building renamings

By Aisha Baiocchi | January 11

In December, the University announced it would rename two buildings on campus, for Henry Owl, the first American Indian student and student of color to ...

Column: The "Carolina Experience" comes at a cost

By Rajee Ganesan | January 9

"I’m dying to see a UNC-Duke basketball game in the Dean Dome, graduate next to my friends at convocation and sign my name atop the bell tower. But ...

UNC Board of Trustees votes again on new provost in emergency meeting

By Allie Kelly | December 14

The Board of Trustees hosted an emergency meeting Tuesday to redo its vote to approve incoming UNC Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Chris Clemens, ...

UNC astronomy professor named next provost amid concerns about political interference

By Praveena Somasundaram | December 9

Chris Clemens, the UNC College of Arts & Sciences’ Jaroslav Folda Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, will be the next provost and ...

Breaking down UNC Board of Trustees and Board of Governors decisions this year

By Kate Carroll | December 3

A look back at UNC Board of Governors and UNC Board of Trustees decisions, discussions and policies in 2021. 

University to add one wellness day for the spring semester, Guskiewicz says

By Praveena Somasundaram | November 30

As 2021 comes to a close, Editor-in-Chief Praveena Somasundaram spoke with Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz about his reflections on the past year, concerns ...

'We’re hemorrhaging faculty of color': BIPOC faculty feel undervalued at UNC

By Jennifer Tran | November 30

While the number of faculty members of color at UNC has increased gradually in the past decade, many prominent members are choosing to leave the University. “We’re ...

‘In a difficult place’: Exodus of leaders hits UNC

By Praveena Somasundaram | November 29

Since last May, nine top leaders have announced their retirement, resignation or departure from the university, including Bob Blouin, executive vice chancellor ...