The Board of Governors makes policy decisions for the UNC system and all of its constituent institutions. The board also elects the president of the UNC system — currently Thomas Ross — who oversees the system’s administrative affairs. The N.C. General Assembly elects all 32 voting members of the board to four-year terms. There are non-voting members as well, such as former board chairmen, former governors and the president of the Association of Student Governments.
Committees are often appointed to discuss certain issues. Some of those standing committees include one for audits, budget and finance, educational planning, policies and programs, personnel and tenure, public affairs, strategic directions and university governance.
At the UNC Board of Governors meeting on Thursday, board members swore in UNC Association of Student Governments President Estefany Gordillo-Rivas, discussed updates on the partnership between UNC Health and ECU Health and reviewed committee meetings from Wednesday.
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At the UNC Board of Governors meeting on Thursday, board members swore in UNC Association of Student Governments President Estefany Gordillo-Rivas, discussed updates on the partnership between UNC Health and ECU Health and reviewed committee meetings from Wednesday.
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At the UNC Board of Trustees board meeting on May 18, board members discussed updates to the planning of the School of Civic Life and Leadership, swore in 2023-24 Student Body President Christopher Everett and reviewed the committee meetings on May 17.
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N.C. House Bill 715, or The Higher Ed. Modernization & Affordability Act, aims to end faculty tenure at all UNC System universities and community colleges. Many UNC professors have expressed alarm at the legislation. A letter with over 670 signatures said the faculty are concerned by the “interference and overreach” of the N.C. legislature, UNC Board of Governors and UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees into academic freedom and shared governance at the University. “(The state legislature) challenged the core operations of the University — teaching, research, hiring, tenure — everything that we take seriously, everything that's vital to the institution, is being challenged in a new way here,” history professor Jay Smith said. “And, we just wanted to raise our voices in protest.”
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The UNC Board of Governors full board meeting on Thursday approved the appointments of numerous Board of Trustee members for universities within the UNC System. The governors recognized an honoree for the faculty service award and discussed equitable enrollment of low-income and rural students. In his last official report, UNC student and Governor Raymond Palma highlighted some of the UNC Association of Student Governments' achievements this year.
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The UNC Board of Governors' Committee on Budget and Finance met on Wednesday and discussed athletic funds, partnerships with local businesses and discussed Project Kitty Hawk’s maximum tuition rate.
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"As workers of UNC, without whom the University cannot operate, we believe that the University should be a public good, producing research and an educated workforce and citizenry for the benefit of the State of North Carolina. We are certain that this role cannot be accomplished in the absence of academic freedom, or in the presence of political intervention in University affairs. We demand both governing boards take a step back, stick to their traditional roles, and let us do our work."
Read More »"Nonwhite people and immigrants are highly overrepresented in the housekeeping profession which can add layers of racism and xenophobia to exploitation from employers who treat them more like replaceable tools and less like human beings worthy of a fair wage, a safe working environment and acceptable living conditions."
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"The new school will supposedly promote democracy and work to protect free speech at UNC. It’s astonishingly clear that the school is merely a Trojan horse for a blatantly conservative political agenda, a trend in political discourse that precedes this proposal."
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The UNC Board of Governors recognized an honoree of a faculty service award and discussed enrollment challenges at its Thursday board meeting. In his report, UNC System President Peter Hans spoke about the mental health crisis and expanding initiatives to combat it. The BOG also discussed no tuition increases for resident undergraduate students.
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The UNC Board of Governors is requesting funds from the N.C. General Assembly in its proposed 2023-2025 system operating budget to adjust faculty and staff salaries during this inflationary period. BOG committees approved the proposed budget, capital projects and increases in student fees and tuition during the Wednesday meeting.
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At a Wednesday rally in front of the South Building, UNC housekeepers announced they have been offered a contract from the University. They said the contract did not address their two key demands: higher wages and free parking. Instead, housekeepers said they were offered a bonus — with strings attached.
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In the Jan. 30 meeting of the Faculty Executive Committee, members discussed matters regarding the new School of Civic Life, language in Board of Governor's proposals and the University’s formation of a committee for academic freedom and free expression.
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At the UNC System Board of Governors meeting this Wednesday, a resolution was passed regarding teacher preparation programs and North Carolina students' literacy rates. The meeting also heard a presentation on educator preparation programs and discussed progress on Project Kitty Hawk.
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A unanimous N.C. Court of Appeals panel ruled Tuesday that a trial court had made the correct ruling in dismissing Dieckhaus v. UNC Board of Governors. The case refers to unused student fees in the spring 2020 semester.
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Several UNC professional school programs will undergo significant tuition increases for the 2023-2024 academic year, according to the proposals presented to the UNC Board of Governors Committee on Budget and Finance Wednesday morning.
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A group of about 20 campus and graduate workers publicly read the list for the first time while the UNC System Board of Governors met at the UNC System Office. The list of updated demands expands upon those brought to University administration in October.
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After months of activism on UNC’s campus surrounding increased wages and free parking for University housekeepers, a list of demands are being brought to the UNC System Board of Governors on behalf of campus and graduate workers.
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"But the fee increase might produce more positive outcomes than anticipated, even down to helping diversify the undergraduate business program student body. While the cost increase will put some students in difficult financial positions and possibly deter concerned applicants, it could also open up the opportunity for more low-income candidates to attend the school."
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UNC senior Landry Kuehn and N.C. State graduate student Joseph Lannan are still pursuing a lawsuit against their respective schools for unused fees for facilities and resources during the fall 2020 pandemic semester.
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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.
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