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Chancellor Carol Folt takes questions during the media availability of the UNC Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, Jan. 31 2018 at the Carolina Inn.

Search for UNC's 12th Chancellor kicks off at the Carolina Inn

By Preston Lennon | Jul. 9, 2019

After a Board of Governors member interfered with a chancellor search at Western Carolina University by independently contracting a firm to look into a finalist's background, the BOG reformed the guidelines of the process. Multiple third-party search firms will be involved, as well as deep background checks. UNC will foot the bill for most of it. UNC system president Bill Roper came to a Board of Trustees meeting to brief the board on the revamped selection process, which will get underway with the selection of a diverse search committee. The search committee will work with a firm contracted to find suitable candidates, but the firms' business model leads to an emphasis on confidentiality, keeping the public out of the process. A University of Florida professor explains how external firms have taken power away from students and community members by conducting interviews by airports to keep chancellor candidates' identities a secret.

Chancellor Carol Folt taking a selfie with first-year Alexandra Mauney, exercise and sports science major and daughter of vice-chancellor Felicia Washington, and vice-chancellor Felicia Washington at "Thank you, Carolina" on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, in the Carolina Union. Mauney says that it "breaks her heart" that Folt is leaving, but that it is "good to know that Folt is leaving with a lasting impact on the Carolina community."

More than just Folt: meet the seven UNC administrators who left this past year

By Addison Skigen | Jul. 8, 2019

The University has seen a large turnover in its administration over the past year. Here's a recap of who has left the University since the beginning of last school year.

A stack of books sits on top of a table on the sixth floor of Davis Library on Monday, April 1, 2019.

High schoolers, stress less for AP tests: threes are the new standard for credit

By Preston Lennon | Jul. 2, 2019

Although the new rule will remove ambiguity from the AP policies, each university’s board of trustees will have the option to grant exceptions to individual course requirements.

The Old Well is a fixture of McCorkle Place.

UNC reveals academic data on student-athlete performance in report to BOG

By Addison Skigen | May. 23, 2019

During the Board of Governors meeting a report aiming to make UNC system athletics more transparent was revealed. Here are the findings of this report.

UNC system Interim President Dr. Bill Roper makes his report at the start of a meeting of the Board of Governors at the Friday Center on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019.

BOG addresses campus security; issues surrounding Silent Sam left up in the air

By Preston Lennon , Addison Skigen and Anders Pokela | May. 22, 2019

The Board of Governors met this week to discuss issues with campus security, with students voicing their concerns about the BOG's handling of safety issues, including Silent Sam.

In less than a month, the Board of Governors will present a plan for Silent Sam

By Hannah McClellan | Apr. 26, 2019

The Board of Governors extended their deadline on deciding the fate of Silent Sam until May. Here's what the Board of Governors has said about the plan of action for the confederate monument.

Western Carolina University's new chancellor, Kelli R. Brown. Photo courtesy of UNC-system media relations.

Western Carolina University has a new chancellor

By Nathan Wesley | Apr. 25, 2019

Kelli R. Brown will assume the position of the 12th chancellor of Western Carolina University in July. Brown was elected by the WCU Board of Governors on Thursday, bringing a legacy of success to the chancellor-less University

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) talks with reporters on Nov. 29, 2016, before the Senate Policy Luncheons in the U.S. Capitol. (Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom/Zuma Press/TNS)

Senators discuss including accountability in Higher Education Act reauthorization

By Blake Weaver | Apr. 23, 2019

Democratic senators across the country have been discussing how to create accountability for colleges and universities on student loan defaulting.

Donald Hornstein, a professor in the School of Law, won the UNC Board of Governor's Excellence in Teaching Award. Photo by Jon Gardiner.

UNC School of Law professor wins 2019 BOG Excellence in Teaching Award

By Nathan Wesley | Apr. 11, 2019

Donald Hornstein, a winner of the 2019 Award of Excellence in Teaching selected by the UNC Board of Governors, has been teaching "Environmental Law and Policy" for around a decade.

Chancellor Carol Folt attends the UNC football game against Virginina Tech on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 in Kenan Memorial Stadium. Folt announced that she will be stepping down from her position as chancellor in an email sent to the University community on Monday, Jan. 14, 2018.

Drafts of Folt’s resignation letters shed light on her frustration with BOG

By Myah Ward | Apr. 11, 2019

On Thursday, the Triangle Business Journal released emails from former Chancellor Carol Folt, drafting the public announcement of her resignation and the removal of Silent Sam's base.

North Carolina 16th District Senator Wiley Nickel in the North Carolina Legislative Building, Wednesday April 10, 2019. Senator Nickel is one of a group of North Carolina Senators sponsoring a bill that would allow for DACA recipients to receive in-state tuition.

DACA recipients could get in-state tuition if this bill passes the N.C. Legislature

By Sofia Lesnewski | Apr. 10, 2019

A new proposed bill in the North Carolina Senate would allow DACA recipients to pay in-state tuition at UNC-system schools, allowing more affordable access to post-secondary education.

UNC students resume class as normal; the main quad is routinely crowded on Jan. 10, 2019 during the first week of class.

Could out-of-state tuition go up for UNC students?

By Nicholas Emken | Apr. 3, 2019

N.C. Sen. Tom McInnis, R-Anson, introduced a bill that would make out-of-state students at UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State to pay $5,000 more in tuition for the 2019-2020 academic year.

Anne Cates, the first female BOT chairperson in nearly 200 years. Photo by Aaron Moger, Courtesy UNC-Chapel Hill.

How Anne Cates became UNC's first and only female Board of Trustees chairperson

By Elizabeth Holmes | Mar. 26, 2019

Cates was named chairperson in 1999, making her the first woman to lead the BOT in its history of over 200 years.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during an Interagency meeting to discuss youth programs throughout each of the member agencies in the State Dining room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, March 18, 2019.(Olivier Douliery/ Abaca Press/TNS)

Here's how education reforms from the White House might impact you

By cailey howard | Mar. 25, 2019

The proposal attempts to reform the Higher Education Act, which is overdue for an update, but this has significant implications for financial aid long term.

UNC System Interim President Bill Roper takes questions during the media availability of the UNC Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, Jan. 31 2018 at the Carolina Inn.

Here's what you missed at Friday's Board of Governors' meeting

By Maydha Devarajan | Mar. 24, 2019

The UNC Board of Governors met Friday morning to discuss systemwide chancellor searches, work with state legislature, student fees and tuition and the lack of representation among new appointments.

After the removal of the Silent Sam pedestal from campus on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, students wonder how Silent Sam will be addressed in future campus tours to prospective students.

Report exposes gaps in educational attainment in N.C.

By Evely Forte | Mar. 24, 2019

A new report conducted by Carolina Demography and the John M. Belk Endowment identifies gaps within North Carolina’s educational pipeline in the hopes of improving education attainment for certain demographic groups and strengthening in-state talent.

The UNC system has no clear protocol on student deaths or psychological services

By Blake Weaver | Mar. 21, 2019

Student mental health is a growing concern at many North Carolina universities: with the past five years, the number of students seeking campus psychological services have seen an incline. According to Chris Hogan, the director of the Counseling and Psychological Services Center at App State, the counseling center at App State saw 2,500 students in the 2017-18 academic year, which is almost 1,000 more than numbers five years ago.

Chancellor Carol Folt hosts "Thank You, Carolina," an opportunity for students to take a selfie with her and get a slice of pizza in the Union on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019.

Former Chancellor Carol Folt has been selected as USC’s first female president

By Rachel Jones | Mar. 20, 2019

The Los Angeles-based university has made recent headlines for a college admissions scandal. More than 50 individuals were charged last week, including four USC athletics officials and several wealthy parents of students at the school.

The Board of Governors' Nov. 9, 2018 meeting included remarks from Margaret Spellings on her announcement to resign as UNC-system president, a public comment session on Silent Sam and a grant supporting adult students.

BOG member said its chairperson is responsible for UNC-system resignations, per WUNC

By Myah Ward | Mar. 19, 2019

Board of Governors member Steve Long told WUNC on Tuesday that BOG Chairperson Harry Smith is the reason for not only the resignation of ECU's chancellor this week, but for many of the recent UNC-system departures.

The UNC One Card office is responsible for distributing student IDs.

UNC and 11 other system schools fail to meet student voter ID requirements

By Hannah McClellan | Mar. 18, 2019

The law requires that the student ID cards contain photographs taken by the school, government or its contractors. Schools that issue IDs where students can upload their own pictures could not be approved.