Chancellor Folt's last day and final Board of Trustees meeting

The UNC Board of Trustees held their last meeting with Chancellor Carol Folt in attendance Thursday morning. She gave her final remarks and was awarded ...

Students say goodbye to Chancellor Carol Folt before final day in office

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 ...

January Board of Governor's meeting: What you missed

At the UNC-system Board of Governors' January meeting, loose ends were discussed regarding Silent Sam and student demonstrators in addition to status ...

Are we any closer to finding an interim chancellor?

Interim UNC-system President Bill Roper laid out his main criteria for finding an interim chancellor at a Faculty Executive Committee meeting Friday.

BREAKING: Interim UNC-system President Roper against Silent Sam returning to old site

He did not say what should ultimately happen to the statue. 

So what is the UNC-system Board of Governors? What does it do? How did it start?

Here's how the Board of Governors began, what they do, and how they stack up against other boards.

The Board of Governors talks new degrees and new chancellors at their January meeting

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 ...

Summer session changes and credit hours were the subject of Thursday’s BOG meeting

The Board of Governors met on Thursday to discuss academic success in UNC-system schools.

What's the difference between the Board of Governors and the Board of Trustees?

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 ...

Partnerships at UNC fostered by Folt will outlive her tenure

Here's a compilation of the financial growth Chancellor Folt championed for on-campus programs and student scholarships. 

With 15 days left as UNC's chancellor, Folt looks back at her controversial tenure

After replacing former UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp in 2013, Chancellor Folt has outlasted numerous scandals and gained respect among faculty, staff and ...

BOG approves Folt's resignation, pushes official resignation to Jan. 31

Folt announced her plan to resign on Monday with intentions to resign following spring commencement. In the same announcement, she ordered the removal ...

Here's what's left unfinished in Chancellor Folt's final days

All the initiatives started by Carol Folt but left behind after her announcement of her resignation.

Sunday's Silent Sam demonstration brought one group, but where was the other?

Counter-protesters emphasized the importance of continuing to fight, even if the supporters of Silent Sam don't show up.

Board of Governors denies Chancellor Folt, UNC's Silent Sam proposal

The UNC-system Board of Governors rejected the plan to house Silent Sam in a new on-campus on building on Friday.

Thousands of grads, student athletes and national faculty protest Silent Sam proposal

“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, ...

BOG member Thom Goolsby chastises Silent Sam plan a week before he casts his vote

“If you try to be everything to everyone, you end up being nothing to anyone.”

Three major changes in UNC leadership this year

Margaret Spellings, Dr. Bill Roper and Winston Crisp have given up their current positions within the UNC system this year. 

Folt explains Silent Sam decision amid student and community backlash