Kevin Guskiewicz is the current chancellor of UNC. He is the 12th chancellor of the University and was formally installed on October 11, 2020 after serving in the role of interim chancellor following the resignation of Carol Folt. Prior to this role, he was the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
UNC's class of 2020 celebrated Commencement weekend with a virtual watch party on Sunday. The original ceremony was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but seniors marked the event with livestreamed messages from the chancellor, the class of 1970 and performances by UNC a capella groups.
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UNC's class of 2020 celebrated Commencement weekend with a virtual watch party on Sunday. The original ceremony was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but seniors marked the event with livestreamed messages from the chancellor, the class of 1970 and performances by UNC a capella groups.
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UNC's Employee Forum met via Zoom Wednesday morning to address the logistics of remote work and conduct officer nominations for its upcoming election. Guidance for employees' return to campus is expected to be released later in May.
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UNC System President Bill Roper said in a Wednesday statement that he expects to reopen UNC System campuses to reopen in the fall, and UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said he's "optimistic" that the University will begin on-campus classes in mid-August. Here's what that reopening could look like.
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This academic year has brought a report detailing Clery Act violations by the University, the reversal of the Silent Sam settlement between the UNC System Board of Governors and the North Carolina Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc., a global pandemic and more. Kevin Guskiewicz began as interim chancellor in February 2019 and took on the position permanently in December 2019. The Daily Tar Heel sat down with Guskiewicz to talk about the challenges to the University during his time as chancellor so far, as well as his plans for the future.
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The newly formed Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward offers an opportunity for UNC to reconcile with its racialized footprint.
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Details are still scarce on the Silent Sam deal. Kevin Guskiewicz is assuming the chancellor's office in a moment where system leaders and attorneys are getting on the same page about the settlement that's caused an uproar on campus. The DTH looked into the deal.
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Three chancellors have served this decade. The DTH talked to each of them about their time in the position.
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At the Faculty Council meeting on Friday, Kevin Guskiewicz announced a new Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward. The council also discussed the Tar Heel Bus Tour, the AAU Campus Climate Survey, and faculty morale.
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A rape, attempted break-in and report of sexual harassment outside Davis Library have recently instilled fears within UNC students. With suspects at large in all three crimes, interim Chancellor Guskiewicz sat down with an advisory committee where they brainstormed ways to improve Alert Carolina and ultimately, reestablish a sense of safety on campus.
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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 one-year anniversary of its toppling approaches and the statue remains hidden in storage, Silent Sam continues to spark conversations on race and history.
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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 in many realms of policing, and experience as an Air Force captain.
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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.
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In 2015, former Chancellor Carol Folt created a task force and instructed it to delve in to UNC's history. After numerous projects and recommendations, the work of the task force has been put on hold.
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The new campus safety commission formed by Interim Chancellor Guskiewicz met for the first time on Wednesday morning to discuss the group’s mission and responsibilities, as well as to field questions from the group’s members on how they would like the commission to operate.
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The commission, initially announced on March 22, will also facilitate discussion with the UNC community regarding the roles and expectations of the relationship between the community and campus police.
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Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, was appointed to his new position in February, following the unexpected resignation of former Chancellor Carol Folt. Following a controversial year on UNC’s campus, and a little over a month from the Board of Governors’ May meeting, University desk editor Myah Ward sat down with Guskiewicz to discuss recent incidents and the future of UNC’s campus.
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“It’s not always as clear-cut as we would like it to be,” Guskiewicz said. “But we stand firm on ensuring that free speech and academic freedom are upheld.”
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The Carrboro Board of Aldermen recently passed a resolution recommending that the University betters its response to racist acts taking place on campus.
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“Look across the campus. We are in national news for diversity issues. That’s not good."
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"This is the second time in two weeks I have had to share information with you about the discovery of racist or hateful messages on our campus," Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz wrote in an email to campus.
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