'From every single possible direction': Environmental steps over the decade
From creating the Coal Free 2020 initiative to the current Three Zeros program, here's what UNC has done to address climate change over the last decade.
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Silent Sam legal claim in question at Campus Safety Commission meeting
The Campus Safety Commission met for its monthly meeting Wednesday and discussed issues surrounding the Silent Sam settlement.
'Reparations, retract or resign': Guskiewicz challenged on $2.5 million Silent Sam deal
At a Faculty Council meeting on Friday, student protesters called on Guskiewicz to make reparations, retract or resign with regard to the Silent Sam settlement. Faculty also called for the administration to publicly oppose the BOG decision.
Police presence, settlement plan and UNC donations brought up at Silent Sam rally
Black Student Movement and Black Congress organized a rally on Thursday to protest the Silent Sam decision.
‘We have made progress’: How UNC has advanced women on campus this past decade
This past decade, leadership roles at the University have been increasingly filled by women. A few of those leaders — along with other community members — weigh in on the progress the University has made in advancing women on campus as well as where, they feel, there is still room for growth.
Marriage, Bathrooms and organizing: LGBTQ+ rights over the decade
The past decade has included the creation of many new LGBTQ+ group on UNC's campus, but also included some harmful policies and University decisions that affected LGBTQ+ rights and these students' experiences on campus.
Kenan dedication plaque removed over a year after change announced
The Kenan Memorial Stadium dedication plaque, which had ties to a white supremacist, was removed a couple days after the last UNC home football game.
Legal expert and presidential historian discuss impeachment at Public Discourse event
The Program for Public Discourse held its second event Tuesday to discuss impeachment.
The 2010s: the decade that changed everything
The 2010s were, for many, the decade that changed everything for UNC. There was the NCAA scandal, Clery Act violations, massive turnover of legislators in Raleigh that affected the BOG and budget cuts that continued after the Great Recession of 2008. Two chancellors resigned amidst controversies and the UNC System president position saw a significant shakeup as well. Here's a look at the biggest events that have changed the University over the past 10 years. Some view the decade as a "crumble," while others are optimistic entering the 2020s — whatever they may bring.
The athletic-academic scandal: How an NCAA investigation impacted the University
Years later, here's a look back at how the athletic-academic scandal and how it affected the University.
How the Republican takeover of the General Assembly changed the UNC System
The General Assembly turned majority-Republican in 2010, and with it the Board of Governors experienced a significant turnover in membership.
After a decade of tuition increases, the General Assembly wrestles with affordability
Tuition for in-state undergraduate and graduate students has increased over the decade, and legislators are considering what affordability means for them while passing tuition legislation.
On the steps of South Building: The decade according to UNC's chancellors
Three chancellors have served this decade. The DTH talked to each of them about their time in the position.
Here's how on-campus crime and safety have changed over the past ten years
Here's how campus and Chapel Hill police have reacted to the changes in campus crime, and where they see potential concerns.
A decade of activism: How social justice movements have continued at UNC in the 2010s
The decade following 2010 was full of victories and changes for several movements.
Here's how to take care of yourself over the holidays
As holiday stress is at a high, here's how students suggest staying mentally healthy.
Questions surround UNC's surprise Silent Sam settlement with Confederate group
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 the secretive decision remain unanswered. When the UNC System announced the settlement agreement on Wednesday, many wondered how the decision came to be and where the money for the trust would come from.
‘It’s a disgrace’: UNC will give Silent Sam to Sons of Confederate Veterans after suit
The UNC System Board of Governors postponed its decision on Silent Sam multiple times after the monument's toppling in August. On Wednesday, it announced a settlement agreement with the North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans that follows the group's suit against the UNC System and BOG. Under the settlement agreement, Silent Sam will be returned to the group — not to be erected in the 14 counties with UNC System schools — and UNC will set up a charitable trust of $2.5 million for the care and preservation of the monument, including a possible building to house it.
UNC to turn over Silent Sam to the Sons of Confederate Veterans
The University will turn possession of Silent Sam over to The North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc., but the monument cannot be erected in any of the 14 counties with a UNC System institution, the UNC System announced Wednesday.
Guskiewicz and faculty discussed strategic plan at Advisory Committee meeting
Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz and members of the advisory committee discussed the University's new strategic plan, called Carolina Next: Innovation for Public Good, at the committee's most recent meeting.
