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Silent Sam to be housed in new freestanding building, Folt and BOT recommend

By Hannah Lang | December 3

The new building would be a center meant to contextualize UNC's history, Folt said at the Monday morning meeting.

We sat down with Margaret Spellings just months before her early resignation

By Hannah McClellan | November 28

Margaret Spellings hosted an informal conversation for media members the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 28. Spellings reflected on her time in North Carolina ...

Class of 2018 graduates turn their tassels at the end of the Commencement ceremony on May 13.

Survey to UNC-system alumni will tell us if their degree prepared them for life

By Elizabeth Moore | November 15

The survey attempts to discover the practical value of a UNC degree.

Students completing honors theses spend several months researching topics that relate to their fields.

'Expectations should be lowered': What a Democratic U.S. House means for higher ed

By Julia Masters | November 14

New education policy, if passed through government, could shape the future of Pell Grants and university research. Here's how.

Blue Cross N.C. partners with UNC Medicine to focus attention on rural medical care

By Maydha Devarajan | November 12

Blue Cross and Blue Shield North Carolina announced last week that as part of a larger commitment to improving community health initiatives, the company ...

Here's what you missed at Friday's BOG meeting

By Hannah McClellan | November 11

The UNC-system BOG met to present awards to two N.C. professors and accept an additional grant for students. Two UNC students spoke to the board about ...

From course approval to free speech, UNC professors join discussion on academic freedom

By Cynthia Dong | November 11

“It seems like the general consensus that academic freedom is the goal of the left, and academic suppression is the goal of the right. We also ...

Folt and Board of Trustees granted extension to present plan for Silent Sam

By Taylor Buck | November 9

In the original Board of Governors resolution, Chancellor Folt and the Board of Trustees were due to present a plan for Silent Sam's future to the BOG ...

UNC-system BOG approves Hurricane Florence grant program

By Eva Ellenburg | November 8

BOG approved a $2 million grant to the board to establish the Hurricane Florence Emergency Grant Program for Postsecondary Students.

Bev Perdue speaks in the first event of the UNC School of Journalism’s Women in the Media Leadership Series.

Former N.C. Gov. Perdue to be chairperson of National Assessment Governing Board

By Aislinn Antrim | November 8

New chairperson to the National Assessment Governing Board, Beverly Perdue, looks forward to closing the nation’s achievement gap and ensuring that ...

Roper awarded interim president role, BOG dodges public discussion of transition

By Cole Villena | November 2

"I can't think of anyone I'd rather give the reins to than Bill Roper,” Margaret Spellings said.

Chapel Hill’s small-town feel keeps UNC graduates close, despite constant change

By Jamey Cross | November 1

“Chapel Hill pretends to be a village.”

Dr. Roper is the Dean of the School of Medicine, Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs and Chief Executive Officer of the UNC Health Care System at UNC.

Roper announced as interim UNC-system president

By Kate Karstens | November 1

The announcement comes exactly one week after UNC-system President Margaret Spellings' plan to leave her position was made public.

Should international students be worried about new visa enforcement?

By Alice Bennett | October 29

A group of universities and a community college district are suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...

Spellings discusses education policy with Obama's Secretary of Education John King

By Maydha Devarajan | October 28

Students, academics, community members and political practitioners gathered in Wilson Library’s Pleasants Family Assembly Room on Saturday to discuss ...

UNC President Margaret Spellings speaks about her review at the Spellings Commission on Sept. 26, 2017.

Margaret Spellings to resign as UNC-system President

By Taylor Buck | October 26

Spellings did not indicate what her plans for the future are.

UNC-system president Margaret Spellings may leave the system soon, according to multiple sources.

UNC-system President Margaret Spellings to leave role, according to News & Observer

By Bailey Aldridge and Rachel Jones | October 25

UNC-system President Margaret Spellings will be leaving her position, according to the News and Observer. The Board of Governors has called an emergency ...

What's going on with Title IX?

By Crystal Yu | October 22

The Trump administration expects to make changes to Title IX law that seems to favor protecting the accused, but no official adjustments have been made ...

N.C. State is one of the only universities that has surveyed the extent of food insecurity on its campus. Here are the results.

Food insecurity grows for students, and UNC has nothing 'in the works' to study it

By Blake Weaver | October 22

As tuition costs rise, the number of college students facing food and housing insecurity has risen with it.

UNC Police defend officer actions at Silent Sam protests amid criticism

By Charlie McGee | October 16

Following the toppling of Confederate monument Silent Sam, students and other organizations held protests on campus. UNC Police, Chapel Hill Police and ...