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Are we any closer to finding an interim chancellor?

By Cynthia Dong | January 27

Interim UNC-system President Bill Roper laid out his main criteria for finding an interim chancellor at a Faculty Executive Committee meeting Friday.

BREAKING: Interim UNC-system President Roper against Silent Sam returning to old site

By Maydha Devarajan | January 25

He did not say what should ultimately happen to the statue.

So what is the UNC-system Board of Governors? What does it do? How did it start?

By Hannah McClellan | January 25

Here's how the Board of Governors began, what they do, and how they stack up against other boards.

UNC's standing by its race-conscious admissions policies despite a lawsuit

By Blake Weaver | January 24

UNC is one of three universities being sued by Students for Fair Admissions.

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The Board of Governors talks new degrees and new chancellors at their January meeting

By Arabella Saunders and Lindsey Banks | January 24

January's Board of Governors meeting was held on Thursday. The meeting focused on topics such as the creation of new degrees, the Employee Engagement ...

Interim UNC-system President Bill Roper announces transition team three days after assuming position

By Taylor Buck | January 18

Interim UNC-system President Bill Roper has announced his eight-person transition team three days after taking the reins, according to a press release ...

Summer session changes and credit hours were the subject of Thursday’s BOG meeting

By Ellie Heffernan | January 17

The Board of Governors met on Thursday to discuss academic success in UNC-system schools.

What's the difference between the Board of Governors and the Board of Trustees?

By Praveena Somasundaram | January 17

In recent months, the role of the UNC-system Board of Governors and UNC-Chapel Hill's Board of Trustees has been highlighted surrounding the Silent Sam ...

Partnerships at UNC fostered by Folt will outlive her tenure

By Nathan Wesley | January 15

Here's a compilation of the financial growth Chancellor Folt championed for on-campus programs and student scholarships.

With 15 days left as UNC's chancellor, Folt looks back at her controversial tenure

By Myah Ward | January 15

After replacing former UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp in 2013, Chancellor Folt has outlasted numerous scandals and gained respect among faculty, staff and ...

BOG approves Folt's resignation, pushes official resignation to Jan. 31

By Myah Ward | January 15

Folt announced her plan to resign on Monday with intentions to resign following spring commencement. In the same announcement, she ordered the removal ...

Here's what's left unfinished in Chancellor Folt's final days

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | January 15

All the initiatives started by Carol Folt but left behind after her announcement of her resignation.

C-STEP at UNC extends to two more community colleges and adds STEM initiative

By Maydha Devarajan | January 13

The C-STEP program has been linking transfer students and community colleges to four-year universities since 2006. It recently added two more community ...

Sunday's Silent Sam demonstration brought one group, but where was the other?

By Hannah Lang and Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | January 13

Counter-protesters emphasized the importance of continuing to fight, even if the supporters of Silent Sam don't show up.

Will the federal government shutdown impact UNC?

By Taylor Buck | January 9

Although the recent government shutdown is predicted to have minimal impact on UNC, problems could still arise.

Board of Governors denies Chancellor Folt, UNC's Silent Sam proposal

By Preston Lennon | December 14

The UNC-system Board of Governors rejected the plan to house Silent Sam in a new on-campus on building on Friday.

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Thousands of grads, student athletes and national faculty protest Silent Sam proposal

By Charlie McGee | December 14

“We are academics. We are scholars. We know our history. There’s a role for civil disobedience and for disobeying the law when it is unjust.” Professors, ...