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Faculty Council discusses process to create new schools, IDEAs in Action curriculum

By Emily Gajda | February 21

In its first meeting since the UNC Board of Trustees voted to accelerate development of the School of Civic Life and Leadership, the UNC Faculty Council ...

Amiee N. Wall named new dean of UNC School of Government

By Allie Kelly | February 17

Amiee N. Wall has been named as the new dean for the UNC School of Government, according to a campus-wide email sent Friday. She succeeds Mike Smith, ...

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

By Abby Pender | February 15

Board of Trustees Vice Chairperson John Preyer communicated with the Wall Street Journal editorial team about the School for Civic Life and Leadership ...

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

By Abby Pender | February 8

Conversations continue surrounding the newly proposed School of Civic Life and Leadership The resolution to “accelerate” the development of the ...

Faculty Executive Committee continues conversations on BOT's recent proposal

By Emi Maerz | February 7

On Monday, the Faculty Executive Committee continued their discussion of the new School of Civic Life and Leadership proposed by UNC Board of Trustees ...

Faculty discusses free speech and School of Civic Life in January meeting

By Emi Maerz | January 31

In the Jan. 30 meeting of the Faculty Executive Committee, members discussed matters regarding the new School of Civic Life, language in Board of Governor's ...

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

By Abby Pender | January 30

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 ...

Fate of student loan forgiveness is uncertain following federal blocks

By Brianna Atkinson | November 30

After the initial announcement of the Biden administration's loan forgiveness program, lawsuits are currently blocking the potential funding for millions ...

Editorial: A deep dive into the proposed Kenan-Flagler fee increase

By Editorial Board | November 30

"But the fee increase might produce more positive outcomes than anticipated, even down to helping diversify the undergraduate business program student ...

UNC Board of Trustees discuss university naming policy, Tar Heel Bus Tour

By Abby Pender | November 14

The Board of Trustees on Thursday voted to pass an amendment to the university naming policy and recognized the success of both Campaign for Carolina ...

Out-of-state undergraduate tuition to rise $1,780, BOT committee decides

By Defne Önal | November 13

UNC tuition for out-of state undergraduate students will increase by five percent beginning next fall, the UNC Board of Trustees’ Budget, Finance and ...

'Doing more for less,' FEC calls for more University support of faculty

By Ira Wilder | October 19

The UNC Faculty Executive Committee spoke on the importance of faculty mental health and gave updates on the UNC System's return-on-investment study. ...

Finance update: developments for new law, public health buildings, administrative roof

By Defne Önal | October 13

The UNC School of Law and the Gillings School of Global Public Health will soon have new areas for students and faculty and the roof of the Administrative ...

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Allegations, administration, accountability: tensions at Kenan-Flagler Business School

By Tania Tobaccowala and Preston Fore | October 5

This fall, Kenan-Flagler Business School has seen a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former doctoral student, as well as the co-leads of the school’s ...

UNC Board of Trustees reviews campus safety issues

By Collin Tadlock | October 3

During their meeting on Friday, the UNC Board of Trustees reviewed committee reports and addressed campus safety issues. The BOT also discussed bylaw ...

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UNC Campus Safety hosts the Zombie Preparedness Festival

By Madison Gagnon | September 28

The festival was held in the Pit Thursday morning. Departments such as the Chapel Hill Police and Orange County Emergency Medical Services gave demonstrations ...

University used social media monitoring in Silent Sam and pro-choice protests

By Aisha Baiocchi | September 28

The University has been using Social Sentinel, an AI-based service, since 2016 to identify threatening or concerning public social media posts. The contract ...

Faculty Executive Committee plans for the upcoming academic year

By Abby Pender | August 31

As the University community settles into the fall 2022 semester, the UNC Faculty Executive Committee gave updates on campus efforts toward mental health, ...

University announces plans to install a permanent memorial for James Cates

By Liv Reilly | August 12

The University announced Friday that it will install a permanent memorial in The Pit dedicated to James Cates. This memorial announcement comes after ...

Chancellor's committee still drafting report as part of UNC's building renaming process

By Emily Shih | August 7

This year in the committee's May 5 meeting, Chairperson Mike Smith said that the committee's goal was to get its report draft to Guskiewicz by July 1 ...