Are we any closer to finding an interim chancellor?
By Cynthia Dong | Jan. 27, 2019Interim UNC-system President Bill Roper laid out his main criteria for finding an interim chancellor at a Faculty Executive Committee meeting Friday.
Read More »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.
Interim UNC-system President Bill Roper laid out his main criteria for finding an interim chancellor at a Faculty Executive Committee meeting Friday.
Read More »Interim UNC-system President Bill Roper laid out his main criteria for finding an interim chancellor at a Faculty Executive Committee meeting Friday.
Read More »He did not say what should ultimately happen to the statue.
Read More »Here's how the Board of Governors began, what they do, and how they stack up against other boards.
Read More »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.
Read More »The Board of Governors met on Thursday to discuss academic success in UNC-system schools.
Read More »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.
Read More »Here's a compilation of the financial growth Chancellor Folt championed for on-campus programs and student scholarships.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »All the initiatives started by Carol Folt but left behind after her announcement of her resignation.
Read More »Counter-protesters emphasized the importance of continuing to fight, even if the supporters of Silent Sam don't show up.
Read More »The UNC-system Board of Governors rejected the plan to house Silent Sam in a new on-campus on building on Friday.
Read More »“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.
Read More »“If you try to be everything to everyone, you end up being nothing to anyone.”
Read More »Margaret Spellings, Dr. Bill Roper and Winston Crisp have given up their current positions within the UNC system this year.
Read More »On Monday morning, Chancellor Folt and the Board of Trustees officially made their recommendation to the Board of Governors about where to house Silent Sam, the heavily debated Confederate statue that was toppled in August.
Read More »The new building would be a center meant to contextualize UNC's history, Folt said at the Monday morning meeting.
Read More »The UNC-system BOG met to present awards to two N.C. professors and accept an additional grant for students. Two UNC students spoke to the board about Silent Sam and online stalkers.
Read More »In the original Board of Governors resolution, Chancellor Folt and the Board of Trustees were due to present a plan for Silent Sam's future to the BOG on Nov. 15.
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