Author of BOG Silent Sam op-ed no longer in VP of communications position
The UNC System has replaced Earl Whipple with former News & Observer reporter Jane Stancill in the vice president for communications position.
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The UNC System has replaced Earl Whipple with former News & Observer reporter Jane Stancill in the vice president for communications position.
CLARIFICATION: A previous version of this article said the Board of Governors voted to task five members to review options for Silent Sam. This did not occur through a formal Board vote, but rather an executive action from the chairperson. The story has been updated to reflect this information, and The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.
DTH Media Corp., parent company of The Daily Tar Heel, settled its lawsuit against the UNC System over allegations of violating state Open Meetings Law on Monday.
Administrators at UNC have told employees to brace themselves for large budget cuts. Given their numbers and high salaries, the cutting should begin, and perhaps end, with the administrators. Chancellors' salaries tend to get all the attention, and Kevin Guskiewicz's $620,000 per year is indeed impressive. His immediate subordinate, the provost, doesn't do too badly either, at $493,182. Still, the University also has 28 vice chancellors of different ranks, with an average salary of $253,393. They include a vice chancellor and associate vice chancellor for "University communications." Together, they bring in over $549,000 per year. Their offices did not exist before 2013. Yet, the University's ability to communicate to the public has hardly improved since 2013. Recall: the academic-athletic scandal; the sexual assault scandal, including the coverup of the U.S. Department of Education's report on UNC's multiple Clery Act violations; the illegal $2.5 million payoff to the Sons of Confederate Veterans; the campus reopening disaster. The millions of dollars in salaries paid to these two experts since 2013 yielded little. Let's not forget the 12 sub-provosts. Average salary? $231,591. Some of them perform vital services. But what does the associate provost for "strategy and special projects" do for nearly $200,000? Or the official who is now being paid $270,000 to establish "the University's vision and unified strategy for a future-directed, sustainable digital learning institutional environment?" To provide perspective, I reviewed the salaries of endowed professors (highly accomplished and highly paid) in three departments in the College of Arts and Sciences. The average annual salary for the 11 physics and astronomy superstars? $166,657. The four distinguished professors in philosophy? $200,412. Their peers in religious studies? $163,497. (The non-chaired faculty in these and other departments make far less.) Faculty with named professorships have decades of experience, copious publication records, book prizes, research grants and many graduate students. They symbolize what higher education is supposed to be about. Yet their salaries, on average, are not quite on par with those in the Office of the Provost. UNC has 127 deans of various ranks, many with salaries in the $200,000 to $500,000 range. And how about the 811 directors, associate directors and assistant directors? Some of their salaries are modest, and others perform "director" services as part of their faculty appointments.
Last week, both presidential candidates demonstrated their lack of professionalism during their first debate. The “conversation” between former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump seemed to reflect the discourse we see in politics on a daily basis: shouting, ignoring and disregarding other points of view. But they aren’t the only candidates on the ballot this November.
Let’s face it: the administration dropped the ball on this whole reopening chaos.
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to clarify that both Charles Aycock and Josephus Daniels played a direct role in the Wilmington Massacre of 1898, a violent coup d'etat that resulted in the murder of at least 60 Black individuals.
A North Carolina Superior Court judge has dismissed a portion of the DTH Media Corporation's complaint against the UNC System and Board of Governors in a virtual hearing Thursday. The complaint accused the groups of violating North Carolina Open Meetings Law to negotiate its $2.5 million settlement with the North Carolina Sons of Confederate Veterans in November 2019.
In the midst of a global pandemic and a surge of protests for racial justice across the country, it’s easy to forget any other major news existed before spring 2020.
The UNC System won’t be getting fully repaid on a $2.5 million trust it provided a controversial Confederate group last year in a backdoor deal that has since crumbled under public scrutiny and a judge’s re-examination.
A court order last month retroactively killed the UNC System’s backdoor dealing of Silent Sam to a Confederate group after months of nationwide criticism, legal challenges and undisclosed leaks detailing a courtroom collusion effort.
Kevin Guskiewicz permanently took on the role of chancellor in December 2019, and previously served as interim chancellor for almost a year. During his time in charge, the University has experienced controversy over a Silent Sam settlement, a Department of Education report that UNC violated campus safety laws, the effects of a global coronavirus outbreak and more.
“Would you all like any baked goods?”
It’s 1:30 a.m. in The Daily Tar Heel office. University Editor Maeve Sheehey is waiting for the last story to come in while simultaneously studying for her history exam the next day.
The Faculty Executive Committee met Monday afternoon to discuss UNC's strategic plan and the recently-voided Silent Sam settlement, among other topics.
Since Orange County Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour reversed the UNC Board of Governors' $2.5 million settlement with the North Carolina Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc., plaintiffs in the case have been planning their next steps.
The OC Voice is a portion of the OC Report newsletter where local residents may have a platform to talk about local issues they care about. Allison De Marco is an advanced research scientist at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute and adjunct faculty at the School of Social Work at UNC.
Earlier this month, Orange County Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour ruled to dismiss the $2.5 million settlement between the UNC System Board of Governors and the North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc.
UNC System Board of Governors Chairperson Randy Ramsey said Silent Sam will be secured away from UNC's campus at a meeting Friday.
Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz met with the Advisory Committee on Wednesday afternoon to discuss two new leadership positions, the University’s strategic plan and reactions to recent events on campus.