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It’s no secret that the UNC Board of Governors has its own plans for the system’s campuses. Or, as Hermione Granger might explain it to a bemused Ron Weasley, “The Ministry’s interfering at Hogwarts!”
But do the Dolores Umbridges of the BOG really have the authority to decide whether the Center for Poverty, Work and Opportunity will be able to teach Defense Against the Dark Art Popes?
After reviewing language brought to our attention Tuesday by a letter to the editor, it appears both campus and system policy require approval from the Board of Trustees for discontinuation of centers and institutes. The BOG’s recommendations remain, for the time being, just that.
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As soon as the cars started piling up outside of South Building on Tuesday morning, students were quick to call for a decree from Chancellor Carol Folt on the matter of class cancellations.
The hashtag #WheresCarol trended momentarily in Chapel Hill, often accompanied by a photo of her empty parking space. As it turned out, Folt was in California. But did she deserve to be the target of students’ ire in the first place?
Well, technically, yes. The final decision about cancellations and university operations rests with the Chancellor, but she’s advised by a host of others, especially when she’s thousands of miles away from Chapel Hill.
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