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Some fear the UNC System is going corporate as administrative searches continue

By Maeve Sheehey | November 11

As the UNC System searches for a president and UNC searches for a chancellor, the prospect of a having a leader from the corporate world adds to the existing ...

Here's how students feel about Tim Moore potentially serving as UNC-system president

By Allie Kelly | November 4

There are mixed responses throughout the UNC community about the possibility of N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore running for UNC-system president.

We looked into rumors that N.C. Speaker Tim Moore is going for UNC-System President

By Michael Taffe | October 19

After interim UNC-System President Bill Roper said he will not seek to serve in his role in a permanent capacity, the search for a new system president ...

DOE defends investigation amid interest group responses

By Abbey Thompson | October 2

Controversy surrounding the Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies continues as the ACLU, FIRE and other groups oppose the Department of Education ...

Randy Ramsey selected as Board of Governors chairperson

By Preston Lennon | October 1

Randy Ramsey, the previous vice chairperson of the Board of Governors, was selected as the chairperson at a Tuesday meeting. 

ECU interim chancellor on administrative leave after reports of inappropriate conduct

By Hannah Lang | September 30

Dan Gerlach, interim Chancellor of East Carolina University, has been placed on administrative leave in light of reports that he acted inappropriately ...

Leadership shakeup continues with resignation in UNC System

By Preston Lennon | September 29

Two high-profile administrators resigned in the aftermath of Silent Sam's toppling, and Harry Smith, chairperson of the Board of Governors, will be the ...

Students and community protest DOE intervention into UNC Middle Eastern studies

By Rachel Crumpler | September 25

Students and community members gathered at UNC's South Building to protest the U.S. Department of Education’s request for the Duke-UNC Consortium for ...

Bill Roper has 'no plans' to become permanent president and will serve until June 30

By Maeve Sheehey | September 25

Bill Roper will serve as UNC-system interim president through June 2020 to give the Presidential Search Committee time to find a permanent replacement, ...

UNC Board of Governors chairperson Harry Smith to resign

By Maeve Sheehey | September 24

Harry Smith will step down as chairperson of the Board of Governors effective Oct. 1, according to UNC-System Media Relations. 

Higher ed discussion grows as universities experiment with tuition payment

By Blake Weaver | September 13

Higher education institutions evaluate new income share agreements.

UNC System Presidential Search Committee meets to discuss terms of search

By A.J. OLeary | September 12

The UNC System President Search Committee met on Thursday to discuss the terms of their search, promising that students will be an important part of that ...

Universities grapple with providing affordable long and short-term mental health care

By Sofia Lesnewski | September 10

A dilemma that many low-income students and college counseling centers across the state are struggling with is how universities can make psychological ...

Here's what you need to know about UNC's new re-admissions guidelines

By Maydha Devarajan | August 27

UNC will be launching Return to Carolina on Sept. 9 in an effort to address the needs of students who re-enroll in the school. The program will allow ...

Rise and fall: The 110 year history of UNC's Confederate monument, Silent Sam

By Preston Lennon | July 23

Conceived in 1908, completed in 1913, then torn down in 2018, Silent Sam was a lightning rod symbol on UNC's campus for over 100 years. Even now, as the ...

Meet interim Police Chief Thomas Younce: from the Air Force to UNC

By Preston Lennon | July 19

Members of the campus safety commission say there's a "crisis of trust" at UNC between law enforcement and the community. Thomas Younce has a wide background ...

UNC archeologist leads students to uncover pieces of ancient Judaic history

July 11

“There you are, I’ve been waiting.” UNC students and leaders are closing the books on an excavation series in Huqoq, Isreal, but not without immense ...

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

By Preston Lennon | July 9

After a Board of Governors member interfered with a chancellor search at Western Carolina University by independently contracting a firm to look into ...

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

By Addison Skigen | July 8

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 ...

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

By Preston Lennon | July 2

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 ...