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Bubba Cunningham

Lissa Broome, the Faculty Athletics Representative to the Atlantic Coast Conference and the NCAA, speaks to the Faculty Athletics Committee Tuesday. (Get more info from article)

Faculty Athletics Committee examines changing landscape

By Mark Lihn | September 17

Cunningham updated the Faculty Athletics Committee on important litigation and changes to the governance of college athletics in the committee’s first ...

Investigation of UNC football team handed to Honor System

By Jordan Nash and Bradley Saacks | September 12

Student Attorney General Raquel Dominguez will determine whether an investigation will continue in the case regarding the alleged assault of UNC redshirt ...

Smith Center renovations postponed

By Sara Salinas | August 26

After months of discussions surrounding renovations to the Smith Center, UNC fans’ dream for a new-or-improved arena have been put on hold.

Members of UNC faculty, including Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Jim Dean, met on Tuesday to discuss academics of student athletes.

Recruiter training is now a priority at UNC

By Carolyn Ebeling | August 19

The Student-Athlete Academic Initiative Working group wants to raise the standards for coaches who recruit on behalf of the University.

Athletes given a new path to return through Complete Carolina

By Sarah Niss | August 19

Every summer for almost 10 long years, Marvin Williams has returned to Chapel Hill, taking classes and slowly chipping away at a degree

UNC student-athlete working group talks data on athletes

By Carolyn Ebeling | March 17

There’s no lack of data on student-athletes at UNC, but what administrators are struggling to do is find meaning. “Numbers in the absence of context ...

Cops, athletic officials mum on P.J. Hairston case

By Brooke Pryor | June 12

In the days since sophomore guard P.J. Hairston was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and driving without a license, few details have ...

Athletic department releases 3-year plan

By Megan Cassella | January 8

Throughout his career, legendary North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith always had six words for his players. Now, decades later, Athletic Director ...

Faculty react to NCAA sanctions, look to the future

By Edward Pickup | March 13

When the end result of a two-year-long NCAA investigation came Monday, some faculty members were relieved. But that feeling was diminished by the severity ...

UNC athletic director responds to faculty statement on athletics and academics

By Sarah Niss | February 23

UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham has no problem with a recently released faculty statement about the relationship between athletics and academics. ...

$1.2 million revenue gap won’t cut Olympic sports at UNC

By Sarah Niss | February 15

Even after scrambling to fill a gap in expected revenue of more than $1 million, athletic department officials said Olympic programs are not in danger ...

Head football coach Larry Fedora met with his coaching staff Monday afternoon to watch and discuss highlight tapes from possible recruits.

NCAA decision looms over UNC's potential recruits

By Kelly Parsons | January 31

National Signing Day, the first opportunity for Division I college football recruits to sign letters of intent to their future schools, has finally arrived. ...

Bubba comes at a cost: New athletic director has a lot to prove with his large salary

By Editorial Board | October 16

Without a list of finalists, the UNC community will have to trust that Bubba Cunningham was, in fact, the best man for the job of athletic director. Given ...

Bubba Cunningham to lead UNC athletics

By Kelly Parsons | October 16

After nearly a seven-week search, North Carolina Chancellor Holden Thorp introduced UNC’s next athletic director, Bubba Cunningham, at a press conference ...