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Emails reveal trustee's communication with Wall Street Journal prior to resolution approval

Board of Trustees Vice Chairperson John Preyer communicated with the Wall Street Journal editorial team about the School for Civic Life and Leadership as early as Jan. 24, according to emails obtained by The Daily Tar Heel. The resolution calling for the acceleration of the School was approved on Jan. 26. According to documents from Provost Chris Clemens, the School will attempt to combat the forces of polarization, isolation, and distrust that impede universities across the country.

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Role of chancellor, provost in proposed UNC School of Civic Life and Leadership unclear

Conversations continue surrounding the newly proposed School of Civic Life and Leadership  The resolution to “accelerate” the development of the proposed School of Civic Life and Leadership was brought to Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz just 20 minutes before the Jan. 26 Board of Trustees meeting, a high-ranking University official told The Daily Tar Heel.  Chairperson of the Faculty, Mimi Chapman said there is a “missing link” in the chain of the provost’s involvement in the resolution. 

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‘I’m flabbergasted’: UNC leaders blindsided by trustees' decision on School of Civic Life and Leadership

The UNC Board of Trustees passed a resolution on Thursday to “accelerate” the creation of a new program — the School for Civic Life and Leadership.  Proposals for new schools, degrees and curriculums have historically come from faculty leaders and their vote is required for approval. UNC law professor Eric Muller said no member of the faculty knew of this “major development.” Provost Chris Clemens also said at a Monday Faculty Executive Committee meeting that he didn't know the resolution was coming from the Board — "I was surprised," he said.

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‘Absolutely ridiculous’: Students struggle to find on- and off-campus housing

Six hundred UNC students are on the waitlist for fall 2023 on-campus housing. Last year, there were 422. That's an increase of 42.18 percent. The University said in a statement it is common to have a shortage in the next semester's housing availability at this point in the year. Carolina Housing will provide a room for every student who wants to live on campus. “Prices for (off-campus) housing are just absolutely ridiculous,” Jaleah Taylor, a UNC sophomore currently living in Morrison Residence Hall, said. “And that’s why people have to live on campus now — because it’s just so expensive to live off campus.”

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‘A giant elephant in the room’: Employee Forum's Dobbs proclamation absent from University coverage

Following the Supreme Court of the United States' leak of the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade last May, members of the UNC Employee Forum started working on Proclamation 22-01 to address the situation. The proclamation advocates for employees that could be affected by abortion legislation changes, but members of the forum say that the University did not include this within The Well's typical meeting coverage. 

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'The stipend isn't keeping up' — UNC graduate students struggle with cost of living

The minimum graduate student stipend only covers approximately 68.5 percent of the cost to attend UNC-Chapel Hill, a recent study by the Graduate and Professional Student Federation found.  A personal emergency like a health crisis, loss of transportation and housing, or other situations could make a graduate student unable to afford to survive in Chapel Hill another semester. "The genesis is that it gets more and more expensive to live here," Graduate and Professional Student Government President Theodore Nollert said. "The stipend isn’t keeping up.”

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