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

By Hannah McClellan | April 26

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 ...

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

By Maydha Devarajan | March 24

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

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

By Rachel Jones | March 20

The Los Angeles-based university has made recent headlines for a college admissions scandal. More than 50 individuals were charged last week, including ...

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

By Hannah McClellan | March 18

The law requires that the student ID cards contain photographs taken by the school, government or its contractors. Schools that issue IDs where students ...

East Carolina University chancellor announces May resignation

By Kate Karstens | March 18

East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Stanton is resigning after three years in his position.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools PTA President Erin Schwie Langston

New CHCCS PTA council president puts students and staff first

By Sofia Lesnewski | March 3

Langston has dedicated her life to the public health and education sector. Working in Honduras to increase access to public education shortly after graduation, ...

UNC-system president Margaret Spellings may leave the system soon, according to multiple sources.

Former UNC-system President Margaret Spellings has a new gig

By Evely Forte | February 25

After leaving her three-year position as president of the University of North Carolina’s 17-campus system on March 1, Margaret Spellings will work for ...

Two months after General Counsel Mark Merritt resigned, there's still no replacement

By Hannah McClellan | February 12

The position of UNC General Counsel remains unfilled, with two long-time UNC Office of the University Counsel members holding the position temporarily. ...

Here's what you missed at Wednesday's Employee Forum

By Edward Trentzsch | February 7

The UNC Employee Forum held a general meeting yesterday to discuss a wide range of topics relevant to employee life at UNC.

Interim UNC-system President Bill Roper announces transition team three days after assuming position

By Taylor Buck | January 18

Interim UNC-system President Bill Roper has announced his eight-person transition team three days after taking the reins, according to a press release ...

Here's what's left unfinished in Chancellor Folt's final days

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | January 15

All the initiatives started by Carol Folt but left behind after her announcement of her resignation.

C-STEP at UNC extends to two more community colleges and adds STEM initiative

By Maydha Devarajan | January 13

The C-STEP program has been linking transfer students and community colleges to four-year universities since 2006. It recently added two more community ...

Board of Governors denies Chancellor Folt, UNC's Silent Sam proposal

By Preston Lennon | December 14

The UNC-system Board of Governors rejected the plan to house Silent Sam in a new on-campus on building on Friday.

Three major changes in UNC leadership this year

By Elizabeth Moore | December 5

Margaret Spellings, Dr. Bill Roper and Winston Crisp have given up their current positions within the UNC system this year.

We sat down with Margaret Spellings just months before her early resignation

By Hannah McClellan | November 28

Margaret Spellings hosted an informal conversation for media members the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 28. Spellings reflected on her time in North Carolina ...

Class of 2018 graduates turn their tassels at the end of the Commencement ceremony on May 13.

Survey to UNC-system alumni will tell us if their degree prepared them for life

By Elizabeth Moore | November 15

The survey attempts to discover the practical value of a UNC degree.

Blue Cross N.C. partners with UNC Medicine to focus attention on rural medical care

By Maydha Devarajan | November 12

Blue Cross and Blue Shield North Carolina announced last week that as part of a larger commitment to improving community health initiatives, the company ...