Folt and Board of Trustees granted extension to present plan for Silent Sam
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.
Carol Folt
Carol Folt is the current chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill. She is the 11th chancellor at UNC and the first woman to hold the position, and she took office on July 1, 2013. She was officially installed on Oct. 12, 2013. She came to UNC after acting as the interim president of Dartmouth College.
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Physics and Astronomy department releases statement supporting arrested students
On Monday, the UNC Department of Physics and Astronomy released a statement condemning Silent Sam and supporting the students affected by the protest.
Maya Little found guilty of defacing Silent Sam
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'Stay tuned for more details': UNC lacks a plan for Kenan Stadium recontextualization
“In terms of next steps, the History Task Force will take this on, but we don’t have specifics yet on timing or process. Stay tuned for more details,” UNC Media Relations' Carly Miller said.
There's a month until UNC's Silent Sam deadline. Here's what's happened so far.
Here’s a recap of everything that has happened with the Confederate monument in this school year:
Chancellor Folt issues apology for University's involvement in slavery
On its 225th birthday, UNC-Chapel Hill’s administrators, faculty, staff and students pledged to look back on its checkered history to help UNC adapt to a modern age. In a year where debates surrounding Silent Sam have taken precedence in campus discourse, many University Day speakers emphasized the need to carry the lessons of UNC’s past into its future.
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Throughout the years, UNC's celebration of University Day has included a variety of event and guests. Despite all the changes the University has seen over the years, the celebrations have remained mostly the same. Here's a look back at previous celebrations and demonstrations from University Day throughout UNC's history, including fights for equal rights, visits from past presidents and celebrations from the student body.
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Vice Chancellor of Student Affiars Winston Crisp to retire later this month
“Hard to imagine Carolina without priceless gem @ViceCrispy by my side.”
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Winston Crisp to retire later this month
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Folt announces recontextualization of Kenan Memorial Stadium
Kenan Sr.'s son, William R. Kenan Jr. was the donor who made the gift, and the University is working with its History Task Force established in 2015 to focus on him instead of his father, who the gift was made in honor of, according to a statement released by Chancellor Carol Folt.
Folt claims 70 percent of N.C. residents want Silent Sam back in McCorkle Place
“The (monument) law says the monument goes back on the pedestal. What we’ve been given is the opportunity to develop an alternative to that,” said Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Robert Blouin.
Folt and the Board of Trustees are asking for your opinion on Silent Sam's future
The Chancellor and Board of Trustees have opened the floor to suggestions regarding Confederate monument Silent Sam's future.
SBP Savannah Putnam's 'Catch-22': Power dynamics in the BOT
When the Board of Trustees huddled in closed session earlier this month, awaiting instruction on how to proceed on the delicate Confederate monument issue, Savannah Putnam met with them. As the SBP, her job is to act as a liaison between the students and administration. Yet despite her status as a voting ex-officio member of the BOT, she was asked to leave a conversation which took place before the official special meeting dates of both the BOT and BOG.
