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Board unrest leads to rumors about Fennebresque's future

By Hayley Fowler and Bradley Saacks | September 26

Speculation has arisen concerning Fennebresque's ability to lead the board, and it's rumored he might be replaced. Fennebresque declined to comment about ...

UNC-system president search leaves public in the dark

By Caroline Lamb and Hayley Fowler | September 18

Tucked in a room belonging to an analytics and software company in Cary, the UNC-system presidential search committee met in closed session this week. ...

UNC-system schools adapt under cap and freeze policy

By Kent McDonald | September 16

More than one year after the UNC-system Board of Governors passed a cap and freeze policy — limiting the amount of tuition revenue universities can ...

Opinion: Board of Governors should own up to its political nature

August 27

Although the problem of money in politics has become a much-discussed issue in the presidential race, this issue is not confined to national politics. ...

Opinion: Board of Governors must engage the public

August 19

With the UNC Board of Governors’ interview process for the next UNC-system president slated to begin in September, the board’s unwillingness to make ...

Timeline: Search for the new UNC-system president

By Caroline Lamb | August 16

Since Tom Ross was forced to resign his position as UNC-system president without explanation in 2015, the search for a replacement has been busy.

UNC-system Board of Governors met Friday to swear in new members, announce curriculum changes

By Caroline Lamb | August 7

The UNC-system Board of Governors reconvened for its first meeting of the academic year Friday to welcome new board members, approve upcoming projects ...

Hunt Institute may lose state funding

By Courtney Jacobs | June 25

State funding to UNC-system centers and institutes has eroded with each fiscal cycle, with a most recent cutback targeting UNC’s James B. Hunt Jr. Institute ...

Board of Governors member was arrested on a domestic violence charge

By From staff and wire reports | June 24

Board of Governors member R. Doyle Parrish awaits a court date in August on a domestic violence charge from last month.

UNC-system students and faculty add input to president search at NCCU

By Shweta Mishra | June 1

Faculty, students and community members showed up to N.C. Central University Thursday to voice their expectations for the next UNC-system president.

Board of Governors discontinues 46 degree programs across UNC system

By Sam Schaefer | May 23

Thursday morning, the Board of Governors educational planning committee voted to discontinue 46 degree programs across the UNC-System, including ...

President Tom Ross will be stepping down as the University of North Carolina president in January 2016.

Search for UNC-system President Tom Ross's successor begins to take shape

By Sarah Brown | April 8

The months-long process to replace UNC-system President Tom Ross is guaranteed to be closely watched across the state — and will likely begin within ...

Students say Board of Governors out of touch

By Langston Taylor , Sarah Brown and Bradley Saacks | March 19

A demographic analysis of the UNC student body and the Board of Governors showed slight differences between the two groups, which have often been ...

NC Senate taps 11 new BOG nominees

By Sarah Brown | March 18

The UNC-system Board of Governors continues to face scrutiny at the state and national level — and this week, state lawmakers will elect 16 new members ...

Nine new nominees seek Board of Governors posts

By Sarah Brown | March 16

The UNC-system Board of Governors is the governing body of North Carolina’s 16 public university campuses and the N.C. School of Science and Mathematics. ...

Intervention by UNC-system Board of Governors questioned

By Caroline Lamb | March 4

The recent centers and institutes review carried out by the UNC Board of Governors has sparked concerns that the board took its power over UNC-system ...

Gene Nichol, director of the Center on Poverty, Work, and Opportunity, spoke about the center’s closure before members of UNC Young Democrats Monday evening in Bingham Hall in 2011.

Professor Gene Nichol says politics caused the poverty center's closing

By Marisa Bakker | March 3

Gene Nichol is a man who won’t be moved.

5 things to know about the centers and institutes review

March 3

1. The review began in September.

UNC geography professor Altha Cravey reads aloud a statement in support of the poverty center at the UNC-system Board of Governors meeting on Friday, Feb. 27 in Charlotte. The board voted unanimously to shut down three centers.

Students, faculty say they were kept out of a public Board of Governors meeting Friday

By Sarah Brown | March 2

CHARLOTTE — Public comment isn’t allowed at UNC Board of Governors meetings, but on Friday, UNC geography professor Altha Cravey had something to ...

Association of Student Governments talks sexual assault, mental health

By Elizabeth Matulis | March 2

CHARLOTTE — One day after a contentious Board of Governors meeting on Friday at UNC-Charlotte, the UNC-system Association of Student Governments met ...