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Breaking:

UNC provost Christopher Clemens to step down in May

| April 3

Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees discusses Alert Carolina, renovations and applied sciences

By Jamie Gwaltney and Dominic Andrews | May 25

The Board of Trustees convened on May 18 and 19 for their May meetings. Members heard presentations across many topics, including the University’s security ...

University announces Mark Merritt is new general counsel

By Jamie Gwaltney | May 11

The University announced Mark Merritt has been named vice chancellor and general counsel for the University.

Provost Jim Dean addresses the Board of Trustees regarding the James B. Hunt Institute on Wednesday.

Hunt Institute, UNC grow closer to splitting up

By Bradley Saacks | March 23

The James B. Hunt Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy might be on its own soon.

Students and staff protest the possible privatization of the UNC Student Stores: Freshman Tristan Bavol (linguistics major) (right) helps lead demonstrators in front of the South Building

More first-years engage in activism

By Zaynab Nasif | February 16

The 2015 first-year class is the most likely to participate in student protests since the 1970s, according to a study from University of California, Los ...

If GPSF splits, Board of Trustees representation is uncertain

By Kelly Jasiura | February 8

A potential split between student government and the Graduate and Professional Student Federation could create an issue of student representation on the ...

Andy Kant, speaking at the Board of Trustees meeting on the Commercialization & Economic Development Committee on Jan. 27th.

Board of Trustees unanimously support Connect NC bond

By Acy Jackson | January 28

If approved, the Connect NC bond will award the UNC School of Medicine $68 million for a new building.

Board of Trustees learn about UNC's new environmental goals

By Jane Wester | January 27

Chancellor Carol Folt has three environmental goals for UNC, but no timeline has been set for achieving them.

UNC Board of Trustees talks Student Stores, Carolina Hall

By Bradley Saacks | January 27

Winston Crisp was probably exaggerating when he told the UNC Board of Trustees University Affairs committee that he could talk for three hours about University ...

The Board of Trustees met Thursday morning.

Board of Trustees discusses bond proposal

By Colleen Moir | November 19

Thursday’s meeting included two presentations: one about the work that the Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Injury Research Center is doing, ...

History task force updates the Board of Trustees

By Jane Wester and Jack Davis | November 18

Chancellor Carol Folt will host a town hall on race and inclusion tonight, and the University Affairs committee of the Board of Trustees addressed the ...

Board of Trustees discusses Wainstein committees and campus contextualization

By Cole del Charco and Colleen Moir | October 2

Seated in the same room nearly one year after the Wainstein report’s release, the UNC Board of Trustees held its full-board meeting Thursday morning. ...

Trustees discuss Student Stores and UNC debt

By Jane Wester and Victoria Mirian | October 1

An ad hoc Student Appeals Committee of the Board of Trustees met Wednesday morning to discuss a sexual assault case.

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 adds new members to Board of Trustees

By Stephanie Lamm | June 18

Trustees Steve Lerner, Peter Grauer, Sallie Shuping Russell, Phil Clay and Alston Gardner will be replaced by five new members in July.

A UNC worker takes down Saunders' name from Carolina Hall.

After renaming of Saunders Hall, activists still see their work as unfinished

By Stephanie Lamm | June 4

After 16 years of organizing to change the name of Saunders Hall, there will be no name changes for another 16 years.

Board of Trustees chairman Lowry Caudill, Chancellor Carol Folt, board member Haywood Cochrane, student body president Houston Summers and board member Chuck Duckett answer questions after the board voted to rename Saunders Hall.

Saunders Hall renamed Carolina Hall

By Stephanie Lamm | May 28

Saunders Hall is now Carolina Hall.

Search faculty and staff comments on renaming Saunders Hall

By Langston Taylor | May 25

Use this tool to find out what faculty and staff members said about the proposal to rename Saunders Hall.

Saunders Hall has been the epicenter of heated discourse for many students and faculty members.

UNC to make Saunders decision soon

By Hannah Smoot | May 21

Students and faculty have questioned and protested the name of Saunders Hall for years — but they might soon see an official decision from the University. ...

Associate Professor at North Carolina Central University Antonio Baines (right), speaks at the Faculty Executive meeting on Monday.

Trustee asks faculty to give feedback on Saunders Hall

By Sarah Thomas | March 31

University Trustee Chuck Duckett attended Monday’s Faculty Executive Committee to inform committee members about the progress of the proposal to rename ...

Students from the Real Silent Sam Coalition attended the UNC Board of Trustees' meeting to discuss renaming the academic building Saunders Hall.

Trustees spent hours on a proposal to rename Saunders Hall

By Bradley Saacks | March 26

After two hours of explaining and pleading, the conversation on renaming Saunders Hall continues.