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'Doing more for less,' FEC calls for more University support of faculty

By Ira Wilder | October 19

The UNC Faculty Executive Committee spoke on the importance of faculty mental health and gave updates on the UNC System's return-on-investment study. ...

UNC receives EPA Pollution Prevention Grant, will assist local breweries

By Kayla Hallac | September 29

The EPA selected UNC because of the application’s emphasis on reduced energy, the brewing industry’s impact on climate change, their partnership with ...

UNC BOG finance committee looks into changes in funding and tuition

By Serah Culler | September 25

During their Wednesday meeting, the UNC Board of Governors Committee on Budget and Finance's discussion included changes to tuition and fees as well as ...

Majority of UNC conservative students censor political views in the classroom

By Hannah Rosenberger | August 23

Campuses across the UNC System do not always establish an atmosphere that promotes free expression, according to a recent report produced by UNC-Chapel ...

Faculty executive committee discusses recent AAUP report criticizing UNC system

By Collin Tadlock | June 29

During its general meeting on Monday, the Faculty Executive Committee discussed faculty concerns and feedback on the special committee report by the American ...

Faculty react to AAUP report criticizing limits on academic freedom in UNC system

By Twumasi Duah-Mensah | May 16

A special committee report by the American Association of University Professors said political pressure has jeopardized academic freedom and reinforced ...

Column: Despite GOP attacks, tenure is absolutely essential to higher education

By Caitlyn Yaede | April 26

"Tenure is absolutely essential to higher education, not only to protect professors but to ensure classrooms that foster productive debates, and are free ...

UNC Board of Governors waives standardized testing requirement through fall 2024

By Hannah Rosenberger | April 10

The BOG also discussed changes to out-of-state undergraduate enrollment caps and funding approvals for capital projects — including UNC-Chapel Hill's ...

Counsel fees add to UNC System losses in the Silent Sam settlements

By Natalie Varma | March 9

The UNC System lost money on multiple fronts in the Silent Sam settlements. Even after the $2.5 million settlement with the North Carolina Sons of ...

University to lift mask mandate beginning March 7

By Allie Kelly and Liv Reilly | March 2

UNC will lift its indoor mask mandate on March 7, the University announced in a campus-wide email on Wednesday.

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UNC Board of Governors announces faculty public service award honorees

By Allie Kelly | February 28

At its Thursday meeting, the UNC Board of Governors announced honorees for the faculty public service award and discussed tuition and fees. The Board ...

UNC System announces mask-optional change, University to keep mandate following county policies

By Allie Kelly | February 25

The UNC System announced on Friday that its institutions should make wearing masks indoors optional by March 7. The change will not affect UNC-Chapel ...

Editorial: Breaking down the Board of Governors

By Editorial Board | January 23

"There is a disconnect between students and leaders. The power structure and appointment of leaders in the UNC School System are two important factors ...

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BOG discusses five-year strategic plan, budget and online education program

By Jade Neptune | January 23

The UNC Board of Governors met for the first time this semester on Thursday and discussed the UNC System's five-year strategic plan, which is in its final ...

UNC BOG finance committee proposes performance-weighted budget model

By Emily Shih | January 20

The UNC Board of Governors Committee on Budget and Finance proposed a performance-weighted funding model Wednesday. The model would eliminate tuition ...

Column: How did the Board of Governors come to be?

By Michael Beauregard | January 16

"As this past decade has hopefully shown, the decisions brought about by 'the whims of political power' are neither sufficient nor desirable for governing ...

'What it really means to love Carolina': UNC leaders discuss power tensions

By Hannah Rosenberger | January 11

From the Board of Trustees to the Faculty Executive Committee and student governments, many groups have a stake in decision-making at UNC as part of ...

Column: The "Carolina Experience" comes at a cost

By Rajee Ganesan | January 9

"I’m dying to see a UNC-Duke basketball game in the Dean Dome, graduate next to my friends at convocation and sign my name atop the bell tower. But ...

UNC astronomy professor named next provost amid concerns about political interference

By Praveena Somasundaram | December 9

Chris Clemens, the UNC College of Arts & Sciences’ Jaroslav Folda Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, will be the next provost and ...

Breaking down UNC Board of Trustees and Board of Governors decisions this year

By Kate Carroll | December 3

A look back at UNC Board of Governors and UNC Board of Trustees decisions, discussions and policies in 2021. 