HIGHER EDUCATION
BREAKING: Interim UNC-system President Roper against Silent Sam returning to old site
He did not say what should ultimately happen to the statue.
Board of Governors denies Chancellor Folt, UNC's Silent Sam proposal
The UNC-system Board of Governors rejected the plan to house Silent Sam in a new on-campus on building on Friday.
UNC reveals academic data on student athlete performance in report to BOG
During the Board of Governors meeting a report aiming to make UNC system athletics more transparent was revealed. Here are the findings of this report.
BOG addresses campus security; issues surrounding Silent Sam left up in the air
The Board of Governors met this week to discuss issues with campus security, with students voicing their concerns about the BOG's handling of safety issues, including Silent Sam.
Western Carolina University has a new chancellor
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
In less than a month, the Board of Governors will present a plan for Silent Sam
The Board of Governors extended their deadline on deciding the fate of Silent Sam until May. Here's what the Board of Governors has said about the plan of action for the confederate monument.
Senators discuss including accountability in Higher Education Act reauthorization
Democratic senators across the country have been discussing how to create accountability for colleges and universities on student loan defaulting.
UNC School of Law professor wins 2019 BOG Excellence in Teaching Award
Donald Hornstein, a winner of the 2019 Award of Excellence in Teaching selected by the UNC Board of Governors, has been teaching "Environmental Law and Policy" for around a decade.
Drafts of Folt’s resignation letters shed light on her frustration with BOG
On Thursday, the Triangle Business Journal released emails from former Chancellor Carol Folt, drafting the public announcement of her resignation and the removal of Silent Sam's base.
DACA recipients could get in-state tuition if this bill passes the N.C. Legislature
A new proposed bill in the North Carolina Senate would allow DACA recipients to pay in-state tuition at UNC-system schools, allowing more affordable access to post-secondary education.
Could out-of-state tuition go up for UNC students?
N.C. Sen. Tom McInnis, R-Anson, introduced a bill that would make out-of-state students at UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State to pay $5,000 more in tuition for the 2019-2020 academic year.
How Anne Cates became UNC's first and only female Board of Trustees chairperson
Cates was named chairperson in 1999, making her the first woman to lead the BOT in its history of over 200 years.
Here's how education reforms from the White House might impact you
The proposal attempts to reform the Higher Education Act, which is overdue for an update, but this has significant implications for financial aid long term.
Here's what you missed at Friday's Board of Governors' meeting
The UNC Board of Governors met Friday morning to discuss systemwide chancellor searches, work with state legislature, student fees and tuition and the lack of representation among new appointments.
Report exposes gaps in educational attainment in N.C.
A new report conducted by Carolina Demography and the John M. Belk Endowment identifies gaps within North Carolina’s educational pipeline in the hopes of improving education attainment for certain demographic groups and strengthening in-state talent.
The UNC system has no clear protocol on student deaths or psychological services
Student mental health is a growing concern at many North Carolina universities: with the past five years, the number of students seeking campus psychological services have seen an incline. According to Chris Hogan, the director of the Counseling and Psychological Services Center at App State, the counseling center at App State saw 2,500 students in the 2017-18 academic year, which is almost 1,000 more than numbers five years ago.
Former Chancellor Carol Folt has been selected as USC’s first female president
The Los Angeles-based university has made recent headlines for a college admissions scandal. More than 50 individuals were charged last week, including four USC athletics officials and several wealthy parents of students at the school.
BOG member said its chairperson is responsible for UNC-system resignations, per WUNC
Board of Governors member Steve Long told WUNC on Tuesday that BOG Chairperson Harry Smith is the reason for not only the resignation of ECU's chancellor this week, but for many of the recent UNC-system departures.
UNC and 11 other system schools fail to meet student voter ID requirements
The law requires that the student ID cards contain photographs taken by the school, government or its contractors. Schools that issue IDs where students can upload their own pictures could not be approved.
