“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 need to think about how to promote more diverse conversations on campuses, not have this just be the bastion of the liberal elite.”
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 on Nov. 15.
BOG approved a $2 million grant to the board to establish the Hurricane Florence Emergency Grant Program for Postsecondary Students.
New chairperson to the National Assessment Governing Board, Beverly Perdue, looks forward to closing the nation’s achievement gap and ensuring that all students have access to a great education.
"I can't think of anyone I'd rather give the reins to than Bill Roper,” Margaret Spellings said.
“Chapel Hill pretends to be a village.”
The announcement comes exactly one week after UNC-system President Margaret Spellings' plan to leave her position was made public.
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 over a policy that could potentially ban a large number of international students from the United States.
Students, academics, community members and political practitioners gathered in Wilson Library’s Pleasants Family Assembly Room on Saturday to discuss the current state and the future of education policy in North Carolina.
Spellings did not indicate what her plans for the future are.
UNC-system President Margaret Spellings will be leaving her position, according to the News and Observer. The Board of Governors has called an emergency session "to consider an executive personnel matter" at 10 a.m. on Friday, according to BOG Director of Media Relations Jason Tyson.
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 yet to UNC's policy.
As tuition costs rise, the number of college students facing food and housing insecurity has risen with it.
Following the toppling of Confederate monument Silent Sam, students and other organizations held protests on campus. UNC Police, Chapel Hill Police and other law enforcement departments from around the state have since faced criticism for their handling of these protests.
Here’s a recap of everything that has happened with the Confederate monument in this school year:
One of van Noort's goals is to encourage collaboration among all of the schools. She also hopes to improve access to higher education for transfer, military and first-generation students.
On its 225th birthday, UNC-Chapel Hill’s administrators, faculty, staff and students pledged to look back on its checkered history to help UNC adapt to a modern age. In a year where debates surrounding Silent Sam have taken precedence in campus discourse, many University Day speakers emphasized the need to carry the lessons of UNC’s past into its future.
“We try to come up with a slate of awardees that represent the University, and are exemplars of the University's values and show the University's potency in the outside world.”
A recent report by the University of Southern California's Race and Equity Center suggested minority students at UNC-Chapel Hill are poorly represented on campus.
Student loans don't have to equal a lifetime of debt — so long as you work in the public sector, make 120 months of consistent payments on your loans and meet a list of other criterion by Federal Student Aid.
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