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 Management Committee.
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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 the University's shared governance. Under this model, different bodies collaborate in processes with a goal to benefit campus constituencies. But recently, the integrity and effectiveness of that system has been called into question with controversies swarming around the University.
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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 attend UNC, and Hortense McClinton, the first Black faculty member at UNC. These renamings are part of an ongoing effort to address campus buildings with names tied to white supremacists. But some community members say it's only a step in a larger process.
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"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 if the “Carolina Experience” comes at the cost of the health of the community — I don’t want it."
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The Board of Trustees hosted an emergency meeting Tuesday to redo its vote to approve incoming UNC Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Chris Clemens, following public speculation that its initial vote on Dec. 9 violated North Carolina Open Meetings Law.
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Chris Clemens, the UNC College of Arts & Sciences’ Jaroslav Folda Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, will be the next provost and executive vice chancellor effective Feb. 1, the University announced Thursday.
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A look back at UNC Board of Governors and UNC Board of Trustees decisions, discussions and policies in 2021.
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As 2021 comes to a close, Editor-in-Chief Praveena Somasundaram spoke with Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz about his reflections on the past year, concerns surrounding mental health and the University's shared governance, as well as what to expect for next semester.
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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 hemorrhaging faculty of color,” Dr. Keisha Gibson, vice chairperson of diversity and inclusion for the department of medicine, said. “This institution — we are absolutely hemorrhaging them.”
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Since last May, nine top leaders have announced their retirement, resignation or departure from the university, including Bob Blouin, executive vice chancellor and provost — a position only second to the chancellor.
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"The search for a new provost is coming to an end, and the Chancellor is under significant pressure to make a particular choice. Based on the information that is being relayed to me by multiple sources, our trustees and the UNC System are dictating his choices to the point that he really has none to make."
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"The administration is in a crucial situation where its policies are especially important to students and have been known to disappoint the campus community in the past."
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"We will continue to use our voices as student journalists to call upon the University to be more accountable to students — not to their public image. We commend and support The Daily Gamecock in this struggle towards more equitable and fair university leadership."
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The Board of Trustees' Finance, Infrastructure and Audit Committee approved a proposal to raise out-of-state undergraduate tuition by two percent next year. This was one of several increases in tuition, dining and housing fees approved at the committee's meeting Wednesday.
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The Chancellor’s Committee to Review History Commission Resolution unanimously agreed to recommend the renaming of Avery Residence Hall and Bingham Hall. The committee also made recommendations for Battle Hall at their meetings last week.
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The Coalition for Carolina formed in response to recent concerns about the politicization of University governance and partisan interference in the UNC Board of Trustees and Board of Governors.
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The UNC Board of Trustees unanimously approved a resolution which would amend and restate the current delegations of authority between the BOT, Board of Governors and University administration at a special meeting Thursday.
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The Faculty Executive Committee met Monday to discuss ongoing COVID-19 trends at UNC, the search for a new vice chancellor of communications and the recent changes in the recipient selection process for the Distinguished Alumna and Alumnus Award.
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According to Knuffman, the UNC System office wants the All-Funds to ensure that “scarce budget dollars” are allocated in a transparent and efficient way. He highlighted that a major goal in implementing the All-Funds plan was to strengthen the fiduciary responsibility of the Board of Trustees.
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The UNC Board of Trustee's failure to grant Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure has brought the governing body to the forefront of public conversation. Here's a breakdown of the powers that the Board of Trustees holds and how they have changed in recent years.
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