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The UNC Board of Trustees replies to Silent Sam comments in latest full board meeting

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez and Giselle Pagunuran | November 16

 The UNC Board of Trustees met in full Thursday, Nov. 16 and discussed Silent Sam, Daniel Reichart and the Horace Williams Airport. Here's what you ...

Police formed a barricade to hold off protestors around Hyde Hall after detaining a man during a protest in August.

Silent Sam protesters discover undercover campus police officer

By Preston Lennon | November 8

Randy Young, media relations manager for UNC Public Safety, said in a statement that the purpose of assigning officers, rather in uniform or not, to the ...

Students practice chants in the quad before the protest Monday.

Why are students protesting Wendy's?

By Olivia Slagle | October 30

Carolina Advocating for Gender Equity and Students United for Immigrant Equality co-hosted the “Boot the Braids” Wendy's protest on campus Monday. ...

Professors speak up after Folt forgoes provost search process

By Jared Weber | October 17

On Sept. 18, Bob Blouin replaced Jim Dean as provost and executive vice chancellor without a campus search committee or faculty input, a decision that ...

Campaign for Carolina begins historic fundraiser to improve arts, scholarships

By Molly Looman and Leah Asmelash | October 6

UNC launched “For All Kind: the Campaign for Carolina” today with a kick off event in Polk Place. A fundraising campaign aiming to raise $4.25 billion ...

N.C. Attorney General sues Trump over DACA

By Kylie Marshall | September 7

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein joined 15 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival ...

Folt denies white supremacist Richard Spencer space to speak on campus

By Tyler Fleming | August 30

Richard Spencer, president of the National Policy Institute and a white nationalist organizer, was denied a request to rent space on campus, according ...

Faculty Executive Committee discuss Silent Sam solutions

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | August 28

Silent Sam dominated the conversation at the Faculty Executive Committee Meeting Monday afternoon, with some members calling on Chancellor Carol Folt ...

BOT says UNC lacks legal authority to remove Silent Sam

By Corey Risinger | August 25

The UNC Board of Trustees said the University does not have the legal authority to remove Silent Sam — after announcements by Gov. Roy Cooper and Chapel ...

Loud cries denounce Silent Sam

By Myah Ward , Corey Risinger and Molly Horak | August 23

After more than two hours of protest, those still present at Silent Sam took a seat — sitting cross-legged just feet behind a metal fence and a line ...

Here's what the UNC-system has been up to this summer

By Danielle Chemtob | August 21

The controversy over the fate of the UNC Center for Civil Rights' ability to litigate dominated the UNC Board of Governors’ agenda in the past few meetings, ...

Updated: Fences go up around Silent Sam

By Molly Looman | August 21

Chancellor Carol Folt sent a campus wide email  this afternoon about a possible rally that may occur tomorrow evening concerning the Silent Sam statue. ...

Chapel Hill mayor asks UNC to remove Silent Sam

By Tyler Fleming | August 18

Chapel Hill mayor Pam Hemminger sent a letter to Chancellor Carol Folt asking UNC to take down Silent Sam — a monument to Confederate soldiers on UNC's ...

UNC responds to Charlottesville violence

By Leah Asmelash | August 17

Chancellor Carol Folt released a statement Tuesday condemning the events in Charlottesville, Va., but some students and faculty say her letter wasn’t ...

Charlottesville violence prompts Chapel Hill vigil

By Ana Irizarry , Rebecca Ayers and Molly Horak | August 13

Students and local residents gathered on Sunday in front of the Silent Sam monument on UNC's campus for a vigil in solidarity against the violence that ...

Chancellor Carol Folt delivers her State of the University address to the UNC Student Congress Tuesday evening in the Aquarium Lounge of the Student Union. She began her speech by addressing House Bill 2 and how she plans to respond on campus.

Chancellor’s letter for first-year students

July 7

Dear Class of 2021, Welcome to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. You are joining a very special, global community that will support and ...

UNC receives million dollar prize

By Nic Rardin | June 20

UNC has been chosen to receive the Cooke Prize for Equity in Educational Access and will receive $1 million from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper speaks at the opening for the Horizons Center, which helps pregnant or parenting moms with substance abuse problems.

UNC Horizons Program debuts new holistic care space

By Acy Jackson | April 20

A round of applause erupted after Chancellor Carol Folt shouted “in one location” at the opening ceremony for the UNC Horizons Program’s new center. ...

Protesters gather outside terminal two at RDU Airport Sunday in response to President Donald Trump's executive order banning immigrants from certain countries from entering the U.S.

NC Senate committee clears bill punishing sanctuary city policies

By Carina McDermed | April 13

The N.C. Senate Judiciary Committee cleared a bill that would punish municipalities with sanctuary city policies and compel universities in the UNC system ...

Arts Everywhere Day is hoping to have the arts represented all over campus with pianos, puppets and a Physics and Math Department sponsored pendulum.

Pendulums, pianos and puppets fill campus for Arts Everywhere Day

April 7

Arts Everywhere Day, an initiative sponsored by Chancellor Carol Folt, is bringing live music, puppets and even a pendulum created by the Physics and ...