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Suspending the investigation raises many questions

By Editorial Board | March 26

Chancellor Holden Thorp’s decision to suspend the Honor Court investigation into complaints of harassment by Landen Gambill is, by his own reckoning, ...

UNC should comply with accreditation agency review

By Editorial Board | February 25

The University needs to cooperate fully with its accrediting agency to prevent possible sanctions ranging from loss of accreditation to forcing graduates ...

Thorp to take provost position at Washington University in St. Louis

By Nicole Comparato | February 17

Chancellor Holden Thorp won’t return to the University’s faculty after he resigns — he will become provost at Washington University in St. Louis. ...

UNC announces new student complaint coordinator to begin in March

By Caitlin McCabe | February 5

After weeks of allegations that accuse high-level administrators of protecting rapists, the University is beginning an attempt to mend a damaged relationship ...

Chancellor Thorp's successor to take part in search for new provost

By Jordan Bailey | January 29

Along with adjusting to an office with a view of the Old Well, one of the new chancellor’s first responsibilities this spring will be selecting his ...

Chancellor Thorp spoke at the Student Congress meeting Tuesday night. Chancellor Thorp spoke at the Student Congress meeting Tuesday night about the state of the university.

Chancellor Holden Thorp said he believes the University is in good shape

By Jordan Bailey | January 23

Despite the recent scandals UNC has faced, including those that contributed to his decision to resign, Chancellor Holden Thorp believes it’s still in ...

Chancellor salary may change with successor

By Sarah Brown | January 17

In the search for a new chancellor, UNC-CH is looking to lock in a top-performing higher education leader.

Search for provost replacement continues

By Jessica New | January 8

When Chancellor Holden Thorp announced his resignation in September, another administrator’s planned departure was left in limbo.

Larry Conrad, vice chancellor for information technology and chief information officer at UNC, stands in the main control room for information technology services at ITS Manning. He will leave his post of five years in February for UC Berkeley.

Conrad said his days are full of meetings to solve the difficult problems in UNC's technology systems. He said he and his team's job is to work behind the scenes to make everything run smoothly so no one ever realizes a problem.

He said he never planned for a job like this, but one job lead to another. Conrad said he realized that things and technology were easier to work with and solve problems with, but it took people to make those things work. And that's why he's still at the job.

"I am one of 400 employees making the UNC technology systems work, but at the end of the day, it's the 399 other employees who really run the place."

ITS leader Larry Conrad moving to new position at UC Berkeley

By Paula Seligson | January 8

One of UNC’s leaders is leaving for bluer skies, but the search for his replacement will likely be deferred until the next chancellor is chosen.

The Martin Report Report

By Memet Walker | January 8

You have to credit Holden Thorp for keeping staff on their best worst behavior. Since he started, every semester’s been like an entire season of “Mad ...

Amy Herman to resign today

By Melvin Backman | November 29

Amy Herman, UNC’s associate athletic director for compliance and a central figure in the University’s response to the 2010 NCAA investigation, will ...

The board talks with Jay Smith about athletics reform

By Editorial Board | November 29

The issue of big money in college athletics, and its relationship to universities across the country, needs to be addressed. Jay Smith, a history professor, ...

Gender-neutral housing approved by Board of Trustees

By Megan Cassella | November 15

Nine months after Chancellor Holden Thorp rejected a popular proposal to establish a gender-neutral housing option on campus, it arrived at the Board ...

System scrutinizes drop-add policy

By Erika Keil | November 8

The UNC-system Board of Governors will vote on a proposal today that would limit the drop-add period at system campuses to 10 class days — despite opposition ...

Forums seek Thorp’s values in new chancellor

By Megan Cassella | November 8

Members of the UNC community have drafted varied lists of the qualities they want to see in the next chancellor.

UNC professor placed on house arrest

By Jessica New | November 8

After more than nine months in an Argentine prison, UNC physics professor Paul Frampton has been released and placed on house arrest for health reasons. ...

University settles in football lawsuit

By Andy Thomason | October 26

After a two-year legal battle, the University has agreed to a settlement with The Daily Tar Heel and seven other media outlets, pledging to produce, among ...

University looks to the future

By Sarah Niss | October 14

The University’s birthday celebration continued Friday with an eye to the future — despite the loss of one of the state’s most respected leaders. ...

‘Jersey Boys’ teach entrepreneurship in Thorp's class

By Elizabeth Baker | October 9

It’s a kick to play the big room. Ed Strong, producer of the Broadway hit “Jersey Boys,” got to do just that in UNC’s Introduction to Entrepreneurship ...

Chancellor search committee selects ?rm to start selection

By Caitlin McCabe | October 8

While the search for the University’s next chancellor is already underway, it has become clear that the 21-person committee leading the effort has a ...