UNC "struggled to communicate, prepare, and execute their plans for the August 20, 2018 demonstration."
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Folt, who is entering her final day as chancellor, paid a visit to the students who gathered in her honor and couldn’t hold back the tears as she read the messages left for her.
At the UNC-system Board of Governors' January meeting, loose ends were discussed regarding Silent Sam and student demonstrators in addition to status updates on other University issues.
Interim UNC-system President Bill Roper laid out his main criteria for finding an interim chancellor at a Faculty Executive Committee meeting Friday.
He did not say what should ultimately happen to the statue.
Here's how the Board of Governors began, what they do, and how they stack up against other boards.
January's Board of Governors meeting was held on Thursday. The meeting focused on topics such as the creation of new degrees, the Employee Engagement Survey and the search for new chancellors. More BOG committee meetings are scheduled for Friday.
The Board of Governors met on Thursday to discuss academic success in UNC-system schools.
In recent months, the role of the UNC-system Board of Governors and UNC-Chapel Hill's Board of Trustees has been highlighted surrounding the Silent Sam controversy and Chancellor Carol Folt’s resignation.
Here's a compilation of the financial growth Chancellor Folt championed for on-campus programs and student scholarships.
After replacing former UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp in 2013, Chancellor Folt has outlasted numerous scandals and gained respect among faculty, staff and students alike. From her first day on campus as the first female chancellor, Folt and the position she occupied has been inundated by firsts and lasts. Folt’s accelerated departure has been met with letters of support and criticism. As students look with uncertainty at the new vacancy and the state of the University in the coming semester, one thing is certain: Folt's tenure will be remembered, for better or worse.
Folt announced her plan to resign on Monday with intentions to resign following spring commencement. In the same announcement, she ordered the removal of Silent Sam's pedestal. It was removed early Tuesday.
All the initiatives started by Carol Folt but left behind after her announcement of her resignation.
Counter-protesters emphasized the importance of continuing to fight, even if the supporters of Silent Sam don't show up.
The UNC-system Board of Governors rejected the plan to house Silent Sam in a new on-campus on building on Friday.
“We are academics. We are scholars. We know our history. There’s a role for civil disobedience and for disobeying the law when it is unjust.” Professors, TAs and students both graduate and undergraduate have become groups of signatories on various letters protesting Silent Sam. With the letters being shared publicly, opposition to the statue's on-campus relocation has gleaned national support.
“If you try to be everything to everyone, you end up being nothing to anyone.”
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