After hours of closed-door meetings, UNC is given a deadline on Silent Sam decision
Here's a summary of the Board of Trustees and Board of Governors meetings following the Silent Sam protests.
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UNC System Board of Governors passes resolution for Silent Sam
Chancellor Carol Folt and the Board of Trustees members must formulate a plan for Silent Sam’s future by November 15.
UNC ranks 30th worldwide among all universities
We just keep getting better — literally. We checked. UNC-Chapel Hill has been ranked 30th in the world in the 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, moving up three slots from last year's 33rd ranking. Out of public universities in the United States, UNC is ranked ninth.
Is Silent Sam going back up within 90 days? This law might hold the answer.
In the week following Silent Sam's forced removal on Aug. 20, questions over what will become of the statue have centered on the interpretation of N.C. Senate Bill 22.
Folt addresses campus safety following a week of two protests and 11 arrests
In an update sent by UNC Media Relations at 9:52 p.m. on Saturday, the 11 individuals that have been arrested during this week's protests of Silent Sam have been identified.
Chancellor Folt holds Silent Sam press conference, BOG members speak out
Chancellor Folt held a press conference on Thursday to discuss the aftermath of Monday night’s Silent Sam protest, which saw the Confederate monument pulled down from its pedestal. In addition to Folt’s comments, several more members of the UNC-system Board of Governors have spoken out.
N.C. Historical Commission votes to keep Confederate monuments on Capitol Square
The N.C. Historical Commission voted not to remove or relocate the three Confederate statues in Raleigh’s Capitol Square. Instead, the commission passed a resolution to add plaques contextualizing slavery’s role in the Civil War and recommended the addition of monuments honoring African-Americans.
UNC-system to hire outside firm to investigate University, police response to protest
After releasing a short statement Monday night following the Silent Sam protest where the Confederate monument was forcibly removed by demonstrators, UNC has released an updated statement.
New committees hold first official meetings in first BOG meeting of school year
Three of the UNC Board of Governors Special Committees met on Tuesday. These were the first official meetings for these newly formed special committees. Here’s what you need to know:
N.C. Promise Plan kicks off the semester by bringing cheaper bill
The N.C. Promise Plan is taking effect at three UNC-System universities – UNC Pembroke, Western Carolina University and Elizabeth City State University – and lowering their tuition costs somewhere in the range between two to three thousand dollars.
Large and small changes coming to higher education: here's what you should know
Many students are coming back from summer break to find changes to higher education policy.
Remembering C.D. Spangler with a look through the DTH archives
Jump back into the late 1980s at UNC with these clips from the DTH archives about the late C.D. Spangler.
Former UNC-System President C.D. Spangler Jr. dies at 86
“He will be remembered as a gifted business leader, a compassionate philanthropist, and above all as a public servant who answered the call of the University at a critical time in its history."
Alumnus awarded the Gates Cambridge Scholarship
The scholarship offers full support for graduate study at the University of Cambridge.
The Campaign for Carolina added three more co-chairs in its final phase
As of July 2, the campaign has raised $2.12 billion, garnered 152,524 donors and received 290,083 gifts. The goal of the fundraiser is to raise $4.25 billion by December 31, 2022.
Meet the UNC grad student using her experience as an immigrant to shape her career
A graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received a fellowship to study health policy at the Gillings School of Public Health.
Lawsuit accuses NCCU chancellor and two BOG members of misconduct
Former NCCU vice chancellor for administration and finance, Benjamin Durant, alleges he was wrongfully terminated by NCCU Chancellor Johnson Akinleye, who was responsible for the misappropriation of state funds.
UW-Madison faces racist history as UNC does the same
An investigative report on the university’s student organizations after the events in Charlottesville, V.A. in August 2017 found two student organizations called The Ku Klux Klan that existed in the early 1900s.
Universities are attempting to adapt to increasing Wi-Fi demands by students
Ohio State University is rolling out an almost $19 million plan to expand wireless access to the university's football stadium, while UNC is increasing its number of wireless access points.
UNC collaborates with American Talent Initiative to make college more affordable
The American Talent Initiative is collaborating with universities across the country—including UNC—to make their institutions more accessible for low-income students as they are still underrepresented at universities.
