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UNC reveals academic data on student-athlete performance in report to BOG

By Addison Skigen | May 23

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

By Preston Lennon , Addison Skigen and Anders Pokela | May 22

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, ...

In less than a month, the Board of Governors will present a plan for Silent Sam

By Hannah McClellan | April 26

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 ...

Western Carolina University has a new chancellor

By Nathan Wesley | April 25

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 ...

Senators discuss including accountability in Higher Education Act reauthorization

By Blake Weaver | April 23

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

By Nathan Wesley | April 11

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 ...

Drafts of Folt’s resignation letters shed light on her frustration with BOG

By Myah Ward | April 11

On Thursday, the Triangle Business Journal released emails from former Chancellor Carol Folt, drafting the public announcement of her resignation and ...

DACA recipients could get in-state tuition if this bill passes the N.C. Legislature

By Sofia Lesnewski | April 10

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 ...

Could out-of-state tuition go up for UNC students?

By Nicholas Emken | April 3

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 ...

How Anne Cates became UNC's first and only female Board of Trustees chairperson

By Elizabeth Holmes | March 26

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

By cailey howard | March 25

The proposal attempts to reform the Higher Education Act, which is overdue for an update, but this has significant implications for financial aid long ...

Here's what you missed at Friday's Board of Governors' meeting

By Maydha Devarajan | March 24

The UNC Board of Governors met Friday morning to discuss systemwide chancellor searches, work with state legislature, student fees and tuition and the ...

Report exposes gaps in educational attainment in N.C.

By Evely Forte | March 24

A new report conducted by Carolina Demography and the John M. Belk Endowment identifies gaps within North Carolina’s educational pipeline in the hopes ...

The UNC system has no clear protocol on student deaths or psychological services

By Blake Weaver | March 21

Student mental health is a growing concern at many North Carolina universities: with the past five years, the number of students seeking campus psychological ...

Former Chancellor Carol Folt has been selected as USC’s first female president

By Rachel Jones | March 20

The Los Angeles-based university has made recent headlines for a college admissions scandal. More than 50 individuals were charged last week, including ...

BOG member said its chairperson is responsible for UNC-system resignations, per WUNC

By Myah Ward | March 19

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 ...

UNC and 11 other system schools fail to meet student voter ID requirements

By Hannah McClellan | March 18

The law requires that the student ID cards contain photographs taken by the school, government or its contractors. Schools that issue IDs where students ...

East Carolina University chancellor announces May resignation

By Kate Karstens | March 18

East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Stanton is resigning after three years in his position. 

Campus Security subcommittee discusses Title IX/Clery Act committees in the UNC System

By Ellie Heffernan | March 18

A subcommittee of the Campus Security Committee met to discuss the possibility of creating additional oversight committees to handle Title IX and Clery ...

BOG Comittee Meetings Kellie Hunt Blue, Wendy Floyd Murphy, Matt Brody

Extended Silent Sam decision perpetuates uncertainty of statue's future

By Elizabeth Thompson | March 6

The Board of Governors has extended the deadline for their decision on the future of Silent from March 15 to their May 2019 meeting, a cause of concern ...