Conceived in 1908, completed in 1913, then torn down in 2018, Silent Sam was a lightning rod symbol on UNC's campus for over 100 years. Even now, as the one-year anniversary of its toppling approaches and the statue remains hidden in storage, Silent Sam continues to spark conversations on race and history.
In the wake of the former Police Chief Jeff McCracken begins a new process to hire for the position — one that has been at the brunt of much controversy and finger pointing.
Carolina Performing Arts is the brain-child of Emil Kang, an influential professor in the music department who worked in the chancellor's cabinet to elevate UNC's status in the art world. He accepted a position at a N.Y art foundation and will leave the University in September.
After a Board of Governors member interfered with a chancellor search at Western Carolina University by independently contracting a firm to look into a finalist's background, the BOG reformed the guidelines of the process. Multiple third-party search firms will be involved, as well as deep background checks. UNC will foot the bill for most of it. UNC system president Bill Roper came to a Board of Trustees meeting to brief the board on the revamped selection process, which will get underway with the selection of a diverse search committee. The search committee will work with a firm contracted to find suitable candidates, but the firms' business model leads to an emphasis on confidentiality, keeping the public out of the process. A University of Florida professor explains how external firms have taken power away from students and community members by conducting interviews by airports to keep chancellor candidates' identities a secret.
The University has seen a large turnover in its administration over the past year. Here's a recap of who has left the University since the beginning of last school year.
Following a decades long career, arts and humanities advocate Ruel Tyson, Jr. died last week. He founded the Institute for the Arts and Humanities.
Todd Nicolet will serve as the new vice provost for digital and lifelong learning as announced by Robert Blouin on Thursday.
Washington is just the latest in a long list of administrators to leave UNC this year. She will follow former chancellor Carol Folt to the University of Southern California
Kelli R. Brown will assume the position of the 12th chancellor of Western Carolina University in July. Brown was elected by the WCU Board of Governors on Thursday, bringing a legacy of success to the chancellor-less University
The Faculty Executive Committee held a meeting on April 22 to discuss the gender pay gap at UNC and a petition signed by 101 UNC faculty members concerning campus police.
Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, was appointed to his new position in February, following the unexpected resignation of former Chancellor Carol Folt. Following a controversial year on UNC’s campus, and a little over a month from the Board of Governors’ May meeting, University desk editor Myah Ward sat down with Guskiewicz to discuss recent incidents and the future of UNC’s campus.
The second annual Women in Physics Research Symposium featured interesting projects and speakers that can relate to the difficulties that young women face while earning their degree in physics.
Lecture organizers hope the attendees of the final Clinical Lecture Series hosted by the School of Social Work are able to learn how to better serve their clients and students.
At the University Faculty Council meeting on Friday, members said goodbye to Chairperson Leslie Parise, proposed a resolution to investigate police conduct in light of recent protests and discussed the cap on the scholarship budget for need-based aid.
Desirée Rieckenberg will assume the title of dean of students effective immediately, according to an email from Christi Hurt, interim vice chancellor for student affairs. Rieckenberg was formerly the senior associate dean of students and director of the office of the dean of students.
“The significance of the turban is that we can be recognized and help serve the communities that are in need of help."
"Students, community members, teachers, high school students, faculty, staff, local government and all sorts of society organization ... foster the dialogue on Europe." The Center for European Studies is hosting Europe Week at Carolina, a week dedicated to appreciating and celebrating European culture, from April 6 to 12.
The University’s Faculty Executive Committee gathered on Monday to discuss the future of Silent Sam and the election of a new faculty chairperson.
Chicana writer Cherríe Moraga’s “Native Country of the Heart: If We Forget Ourselves, Who Will Be Left to Remember Us?” paints a portrait of her mother's life.
Chief Diversity Officer and Associate Vice Chancellor G. Rumay Alexander will be resigning at the end of this academic year, continuing a turnover trend of UNC officials.
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