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Carol Folt

The stories that have defined UNC since 2018

By Hannah McClellan | June 28

From senior leadership switch-ups to the Silent Sam saga, UNC has had its fair share of campus controversies in the past few years. Here’s what you ...

On the steps of South Building: The decade according to UNC's chancellors

By Hannah Lang | December 4

Rise and fall: The 110 year history of UNC's Confederate monument, Silent Sam

By Preston Lennon | July 23

Meet interim Police Chief Thomas Younce: from the Air Force to UNC

By Preston Lennon | July 19

Carol Folt was the 11th chancellor of UNC and the first woman to hold the position, and she took office on July 1, 2013. She was officially installed on Oct. 12, 2013. She came to UNC after acting as the interim president of Dartmouth College. Folt announced her resignation on January 14, 2019 while simultaneously authorizing the removal of Silent Sam's base and tablets from McCorkle Place.

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More than just Folt: meet the seven UNC administrators who left this past year

By Addison Skigen | July 8

The University has seen a large turnover in its administration over the past year. Here's a recap of who has left the University since the beginning of ...

Drafts of Folt’s resignation letters shed light on her frustration with BOG

By Myah Ward | April 11

On Thursday, the Triangle Business Journal released emails from former Chancellor Carol Folt, drafting the public announcement of her resignation and ...

Confederate group brings guns to campus; no arrests made

By Charlie McGee | March 21

On Saturday, a confederate group showed up to UNC's main campus near Silent Sam's former location in McCorkle Place. The group was joined by members armed ...

Former Chancellor Carol Folt has been selected as USC’s first female president

By Rachel Jones | March 20

The Los Angeles-based university has made recent headlines for a college admissions scandal. More than 50 individuals were charged last week, including ...

BOG Comittee Meetings Kellie Hunt Blue, Wendy Floyd Murphy, Matt Brody

Extended Silent Sam decision perpetuates uncertainty of statue's future

By Elizabeth Thompson | March 6

The Board of Governors has extended the deadline for their decision on the future of Silent from March 15 to their May 2019 meeting, a cause of concern ...

Vaults, concrete and holograms: Here's what people wanted done with Silent Sam

By Bailey Aldridge | February 15

Here's what to expect from UNC's new interim chancellor, Kevin Guskiewicz

By Hannah McClellan | February 8

Kevin Guskiewicz's longevity at UNC is full of awards and accolades — though the student body, and even some faculty, are left with concern for the ...

Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Kevin Guskiewicz and the Faculty Executive Committee discussed increasing interdisciplinarity in a June 2016 meeting.

Bill Roper names Kevin Guskiewicz as interim UNC Chancellor

By Myah Ward | February 6

Since 2016, Guskiewicz has been the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, a college that has over 70 academic departments, programs, institutes and ...

Everything that led to Silent Sam being toppled, according to an independent report

By Taylor Buck | February 4

UNC "struggled to communicate, prepare, and execute their plans for the August 20, 2018 demonstration."

Here’s what the process of looking for a new chancellor looks like

By Praveena Somasundaram | February 1

Carol Folt gave her final remarks in a Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, her last day as chancellor of UNC. We take a look back at previous chancellors ...

Column: Include transparency in the chancellor search

By Rachel Jones | January 31

"I love UNC. I would not do this job if I didn’t love UNC. But with that love comes expectations — expectations of transparency, of access, of truth." ...

Putnam and Hernandez Student Leaders on Folt

Here's what student leaders across campus have to say about Folt's departure

By Suzanne Blake | January 31

Students reflect on Chancellor Folt's legacy and their hopes for the next chancellor in the face of Folt's tumultuous relationship with students.

Word on the Street: Students reflect on Chancellor Folt's last day

By Elizabeth Moore | January 31

Carol Folt completed her last day at UNC on Thursday, which elicited a mixed reaction from students. The Daily Tar Heel asked students in the Pit what ...

Chancellor Folt's last day and final Board of Trustees meeting

By Lindsey Banks | January 31

The UNC Board of Trustees held their last meeting with Chancellor Carol Folt in attendance Thursday morning. She gave her final remarks and was awarded ...

January Board of Governor's meeting: What you missed

By Maydha Devarajan | January 27

At the UNC-system Board of Governors' January meeting, loose ends were discussed regarding Silent Sam and student demonstrators in addition to status ...

Are we any closer to finding an interim chancellor?

By Cynthia Dong | January 27

Interim UNC-system President Bill Roper laid out his main criteria for finding an interim chancellor at a Faculty Executive Committee meeting Friday.