Students interrupt faculty council as they discuss Silent Sam proposal, strike

The Dec. 7 Faculty Executive Council Meeting, attended by Folt and Blouin, was interrupted by students reading from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter ...

Jewish community opposes Silent Sam's proposed relocation near Kehillah synagogue

Of the numerous groups on and off campus who have spoken out about Silent Sam's relocation, Carolina Jews for Justice added their voice. Here's what they ...

Nearly 2,200 grades will be held following a teaching assistant strike, N&O reports

According to the Office of the University Registrar, final grades are due to students on 72 hours after their final exam is taken. If grades are not withheld, ...

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.”

Both this year and semester were bookended by Silent Sam. What's next?

From the events leading up to its toppling to the plans for its relocation.

Folt explains Silent Sam decision amid student and community backlash

More details of Silent Sam plan emerge at Faculty Executive Committee meeting

On Monday morning, Chancellor Folt and the Board of Trustees officially made their recommendation to the Board of Governors about where to house Silent ...

Silent Sam to be housed in new freestanding building, Folt and BOT recommend

The new building would be a center meant to contextualize UNC's history, Folt said at the Monday morning meeting. 

Protesters oppose Chancellor Folt, Chief Blue's inclusion in UNC summit on student safety

 “I don’t believe (Folt and Blue are) experts on student safety." “I believe their actions have been antithetical to student safety, especially ...

Was student input considered in this $65 increase in student fees?

An increase in student fees was officially ratified by the Board of Trustees in November, and now faces approval by the Board of Governors.  The ...

Chancellor's Science Scholars receive national awards for fifth consecutive year

More awards and recognition for UNC science programs? Not a surprise. Check out the UNC award winners who presented their research on biomedicine, chemistry ...

'We just need a little more time': BOT meets following Silent Sam deadline extension

As Chancellor Carol Folt acknowledges the "soul searching" she has undergone to consider the many groups that have a stake in the decision, she and the ...

Who is behind the @now_what_sam Twitter account?

Suggestions on what to do with Silent Sam posted by the account range from burying the statue like a Terracotta warrior to moving it off campus to a variety ...

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 ...

‘Walking on eggshells’: Two years later, UNC publishes data from diversity survey

This month, after years of pressure from the student body, UNC published raw data from a 2016 survey that measured the racial climate on campus, but many ...

Hillel holds vigil for Pittsburgh victims

“When a great tragedy affects the Jewish people, it says, “If God has two giant tears, it fills the whole sea,” she said.

N.C. Supreme Court will hear DTH's public records lawsuit against UNC

“That generally, this whole Title IX apparatus is predominantly conducted in secret, which in my view makes it all more important that we find out who ...

Former UNC chancellor opposes returning Silent Sam to pedestal

Former Chancellor James Moeser, who now works as a professor in the Department of Music, said he has changed his mind on the issue of the Confederate ...

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. ...