Three major changes in UNC leadership this year
Margaret Spellings, Dr. Bill Roper and Winston Crisp have given up their current positions within the UNC system this year.
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More details of Silent Sam plan emerge at Faculty Executive Committee meeting
On Monday morning, Chancellor Folt and the Board of Trustees officially made their recommendation to the Board of Governors about where to house Silent Sam, the heavily debated Confederate statue that was toppled in August.
Silent Sam to be housed in new freestanding building, Folt and BOT recommend
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
Margaret Spellings hosted an informal conversation for media members the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 28. Spellings reflected on her time in North Carolina and answered questions from various media members about her resignation and future plans. The UNC-system president will officially resign on Mar. 1, 2019.
Survey to UNC-system alumni will tell us if their degree prepared them for life
The survey attempts to discover the practical value of a UNC degree.
'Expectations should be lowered': What a Democratic U.S. House means for higher ed
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
Blue Cross and Blue Shield North Carolina announced last week that as part of a larger commitment to improving community health initiatives, the company will invest $800,000 in a new program within UNC’s School of Medicine aimed at improving access to primary care physicians in Rockingham County.
Here's what you missed at Friday's BOG meeting
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 Silent Sam and online stalkers.
From course approval to free speech, UNC professors join discussion on academic freedom
“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.”
Folt and Board of Trustees granted extension to present plan for Silent Sam
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.
UNC-system BOG approves Hurricane Florence grant program
BOG approved a $2 million grant to the board to establish the Hurricane Florence Emergency Grant Program for Postsecondary Students.
Former N.C. Gov. Perdue to be chairperson of National Assessment Governing Board
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.
Roper awarded interim president role, BOG dodges public discussion of transition
"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
“Chapel Hill pretends to be a village.”
Roper announced as interim UNC-system president
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?
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.
Spellings discusses education policy with Obama's Secretary of Education John King
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.
Margaret Spellings to resign as UNC-system President
Spellings did not indicate what her plans for the future are.
UNC-system President Margaret Spellings to leave role, according to News & Observer
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.
