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Board of Governors discusses changes to funding model

By Rebecca Ayers | July 1

The UNC-system Board of Governors' Funding Model Task Force met on Tuesday to discuss UNC’s enrollment-based funding model. The current model has been ...

Charlotte School of Law facing potential closure

By Nic Rardin | June 22

Charlotte School of Law has until Aug. 1 to prove financial stability and a more rigorous academic program to the UNC Board of Governors or the school ...

New bill would prevent disruptions of free speech on campus

By Bailey Aldridge | April 28

If a new bill passes in the N.C. General Assembly, public universities could be required to impose sanctions on protestors who disrupt events or prevent ...

UNC-system happenings for April 28, 2017

By Alex Kellogg | April 28

Liza Wieland, an English professor at East Carolina University, was recently awarded the prestigious Robert Penn Warren Award for Fiction by the Fellowship ...

Salem College stages week-long sit-in for diversity

By Bailey Aldridge | April 24

Salem College students staged a week-long sit-in, which ended April 18, to call for greater diversity, better conditions on campus and decreased transphobia. ...

Legislature elects 12 new members to UNC-system Board of Governors

By Carina McDermed | April 12

Twelve new members will be introduced in the UNC-system Board of Governors in July — the majority of whom are white and Republican.

Judy McAdoo Taylor and Sheila Bailey attended the benefit which supported the UNC Center for Civil Rights. Photo by Alex Kellogg

Concert fundraises for UNC Center for Civil Rights

By Alex Kellogg | April 10

UNC’s Center for Civil Rights took center stage at a benefit concert — part of ongoing efforts to resist a proposal by the UNC-system Board of Governors ...

Previous UNC Law School dean John Charles Boger presents an analysis of Julius Chambers' book at a two part event on civil rights at the UNC Law School.

UNC School of Law holds event to get students to protect Center for Civil Rights

By Hannah Lang | April 7

Students paid tribute to distinguished UNC graduate Julius Chambers at an event by the UNC School of Law that urged attendees to respond to the Board ...

3 things you might have missed in politics this week

By Ana Irizarry | March 31

The N.C. Senate elected six members to the UNC-system Board of Governors Wednesday.

General Assembly chooses nominees for seats in upcoming Board of Governors term

By Natalie Short | March 29

In the past two weeks, the N.C. General Assembly has nominated 24 candidates to the UNC-system Board of Governors for the upcoming 2017-2021 term.

The Board of Trustees met in the George Watts Hill Alumni Center on Wednesday and Thursday.

Board of Trustees approves parking fee, says goodbye to Student Body President Bradley Opere

By Jamie Gwaltney , Colleen Moir and Leah Moore | March 23

The Board of Trustees presented Student Body President Bradley Opere with a resolution of appreciation at its meeting Thursday, and Opere gave a farewell ...

Q&A with Madeline Finnegan, the single student member of the BOG

By Carina McDermed | March 20

Earlier this month, the N.C. General Assembly passed a law decreasing membership of the Board of Governors from 32 to 24 by 2019.

N.C. Governor Roy Cooper looks on at the UNC-Duke game.

Cooper signs bill to reduce the size of UNC Board of Governors

By Caroline Metzler and Ana Irizarry | March 5

Gov. Roy Cooper signed his first bill into law Friday.

UNC-System Body President Margaret Spellings has held office for one year.

Wednesday marked Margaret Spellings’ first completed year in office

By Corey Risinger | March 2

Posing for photos with a January 2016 edition of The Daily Tar Heel, UNC-system President Margaret Spellings joked she ought to keep the paper for her ...

Board of Governors calls to ban UNC centers from pursuing litigation

By CJ Farris | March 2

The UNC Board of Governors is set to propose a policy at today’s meeting that would ban university centers and institutions from pursuing legal action ...

NC Senate passes bill shrinking UNC-system Board of Governors

By Jordyn Connell | February 16

The North Carolina Senate passed House Bill 39 Thursday, which would shrink the membership of the UNC-system Board of Governors from 32 to 24 if signed ...

Jayne Grandes, Robert Joyce and Carrie Johnston (L-R) along with other subcommittee members discuss UNC system's policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence via teleconference. The subcommittee is part of the Board of Governor's Campus Security Committee.

BOG subcommittee discusses definitions for Title IX policy, sexual assault

By Ana Irizarry | January 18

A subcommittee of the North Carolina Board of Governors, focusing on sexual harassment and sexual violence policy, met virtually on Tuesday to discuss ...

Year in Review: Margaret Spellings' first year in office

By Danielle Chemtob | December 7

Unfazed by the widespread protests over her appointment, UNC-system President Margaret Spellings focused on creating and implementing the system five-year ...

UNC system implements tuition freeze for eight consecutive semesters

By Cole Stanley | December 7

The UNC system implemented a tuition freeze Monday after the N.C. General Assembly passed the freeze via the state budget in July.

The UNC Board of Governors is nearing completion on its strategic five-year plan for the UNC-System.

BOG moves forward on plan to refocus UNC system on five major themes

By Danielle Chemtob | November 20

Soon after UNC-system President Margaret Spellings officially took office, the Boston Consulting Group reported that many felt the system lacked a strategic ...