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'A rather unique year': UNC to add three new majors this fall

By Rachel Crumpler | May 26

The process for establishing a new major under the UNC System is extensive, but UNC will begin enrolling students in three this fall: medical anthropology, ...

BOG meeting: Controversial member resigns; members halt raises to tuition and fees

By Brian Keyes | May 20

The UNC Board of Governors meeting on Wednesday included a vote to halt raising tuition for next year, interim UNC System President Bill Roper stating ...

Board of Governors committee discusses COVID-19 aid funding for UNC System schools

By Isabella Sherk | May 19

The Board of Governors' Committee on Budget and Finance met Tuesday to discuss funding allocations of the 2020 COVID-19 Recovery Act and the UNC System ...

UNC's $2.5 million Confederate payout won't be fully repaid despite backdoor deal reversal

By Charlie McGee | March 26

The UNC System's now-infamous settlement with the North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc. was struck down last month after a swarm of ...

'A very unusual time': Board of Governors discussed system response to COVID-19

By Praveena Somasundaram | March 22

The Board of Governors met by conference call in a special session Friday to discuss the UNC System's response to COVID-19.

Silent Sam will not return to campus, UNC System leaders say

By Anna Pogarcic | February 21

UNC System Board of Governors Chairperson Randy Ramsey said Silent Sam will be secured away from UNC's campus at a meeting Friday.

UNC graduates who were active in Civil Rights Movement lend voices to Silent Sam case

By Allie Kelly | January 28

A group of alumni plans to submit an amicus brief to the Orange County court system by Wednesday. Some of those involved would like to see the money from ...

Board of Governors urges General Assembly to end state budget impasse

By Stephanie Mayer | January 20

The UNC-System Board of Governors met Friday and passed a resolution addressing the General Assembly's budget impasse.

UNC-system Board of Governors member David Powers listens to president-elect Margaret Spellings’ speech.

DTH lawsuit discussed in closed session by BOG Governance committee

By Allie Kelly | January 16

During a UNC Board of Governors' meeting on Thursday, committee members grappled with two pending legal cases against the University.

BOG chairperson calls legal action on Silent Sam from civil rights group "irresponsible"

By Maeve Sheehey | December 16

The North Carolina Attorney General's office said the Silent Sam settlement's $2.5 million trust gives "excessive" funds to the Sons of Confederate Veterans, ...

The Orange County Courthouse in 2010. DTH/Mary Lide Parker

Layers of connection exist between the parties involved in Silent Sam settlement

By Preston Lennon | December 15

Details are still scarce on the Silent Sam deal. Kevin Guskiewicz is assuming the chancellor's office in a moment where system leaders and attorneys are ...

How the Republican takeover of the General Assembly changed the UNC System

By Maeve Sheehey and Anna Pogarcic | December 4

The General Assembly turned majority-Republican in 2010, and with it the Board of Governors experienced a significant turnover in membership.

Silent Sam blindfolded by a Confederate flag in 2015. The statue was recently given to Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Questions surround UNC's surprise Silent Sam settlement with Confederate group

By Preston Lennon | December 1

UNC has given the Silent Sam statue to the Sons of Confederate Veterans and established a $2.5 million trust fund for it, but many questions surrounding ...

We looked into rumors that N.C. Speaker Tim Moore is going for UNC-System President

By Michael Taffe | October 19

After interim UNC-System President Bill Roper said he will not seek to serve in his role in a permanent capacity, the search for a new system president ...

Randy Ramsey selected as Board of Governors chairperson

By Preston Lennon | October 1

Randy Ramsey, the previous vice chairperson of the Board of Governors, was selected as the chairperson at a Tuesday meeting.

Leadership shakeup continues with resignation in UNC System

By Preston Lennon | September 29

Two high-profile administrators resigned in the aftermath of Silent Sam's toppling, and Harry Smith, chairperson of the Board of Governors, will be the ...

UNC Board of Governors chairperson Harry Smith to resign

By Maeve Sheehey | September 24

Harry Smith will step down as chairperson of the Board of Governors effective Oct. 1, according to UNC-System Media Relations.

UNC System Presidential Search Committee meets to discuss terms of search

By A.J. OLeary | September 12

The UNC System President Search Committee met on Thursday to discuss the terms of their search, promising that students will be an important part of that ...

Rise and fall: The 110 year history of UNC's Confederate monument, Silent Sam

By Preston Lennon | July 23

Conceived in 1908, completed in 1913, then torn down in 2018, Silent Sam was a lightning rod symbol on UNC's campus for over 100 years. Even now, as the ...

Search for UNC's 12th Chancellor kicks off at the Carolina Inn

By Preston Lennon | July 9

After a Board of Governors member interfered with a chancellor search at Western Carolina University by independently contracting a firm to look into ...