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Chancellor for students

By Editorial Board | October 4

The chancellor of this University represents a community of thousands — including faculty, staff and students. This position also requires interacting ...

With 21-member group, the search for a new chancellor begins

By Katharine McAnarney | September 27

The 21 people who will be charged with finding the University’s next leader have been named, and they will spend the rest of the academic year combing ...

UNC announces search committee for new chancellor

By From staff reports | September 27

The University today announced the membership of the committee that will be charged with recommending a new chancellor to replace Holden Thorp. It will ...

Trustees may kick off search for a new chancellor

By Nicole Comparato | September 26

In 2007, members of the group charged with finding a new chancellor were each handed an index card by then UNC-system president Erskine Bowles.

Students and faculty to rally for Chancellor Thorp on Polk Place

By Megan Cassella | September 20

UNC students and faculty might not always see eye to eye on pressing University issues. Just last year, tuition hikes that drew strong opposition from ...

Vice Chancellor and Provost Bruce Carney puts resignation on hold

By Katharine McAnarney | September 20

Lost in the upheaval surrounding Chancellor Holden Thorp’s decision, made public Monday, to step down in June is the fact that Carney, the executive ...

Trustees ask Thorp to stay

By Nicole Comparato | September 19

The chorus of voices calling on Holden Thorp to stay on as chancellor grew significantly louder Wednesday, with the University’s Board of Trustees offering ...

Faculty to Thorp: Don't quit now

By Caitlin McCabe and Liz Crampton | September 19

The University’s faculty is tired of watching Chancellor Holden Thorp take punches.

As faculty urge Thorp to stay, Board of Trustees calls emergency meeting

By From staff reports | September 18

The UNC Board of Trustees has called an emergency meeting Wednesday at 4 p.m. via teleconference to discuss “personnel matters,” according ...

Faculty to ask Thorp to reconsider stepping down

By Caitlin McCabe | September 18

University faculty members will meet this afternoon in an effort to persuade Chancellor Holden Thorp to reconsider his decision to step down.

Holden Thorp's time to go

By Nicole Comparato | September 18

Loading… After dedicating more than 20 years of his life to the University, Chancellor Holden Thorp has decided to step down from his position ...

Q&A with Holden Thorp

By Nicole Comparato | September 18

The Daily Tar Heel had the first interview with Chancellor Holden Thorp after the announcement that he was stepping down.

Before Thorp leaves

By Editorial Board | September 17

When Holden Thorp informed UNC-system President Thomas Ross of his decision to resign as chancellor, he did so on the condition that he would remain until ...

Officials praise Thorp’s town relations

By Chelsey Dulaney | September 17

In the hours following the resignation of UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp, local officials painted a picture of a leader who has helped build a strong relationship ...

UNC community responds to Thorp's resignation

By Sarah Glen | September 17

Following a series of damaging scandals that consistently called the effectiveness of his leadership into question, Chancellor Holden Thorp announced ...

In broadest stroke yet, University announces outside AFAM review

By Nicole Comparato and Andy Thomason | August 16

University officials announced Thursday an outside review of academic irregularities in the African and Afro-American Studies department that will attempt ...

Board announces AFAM review panel

By Vinayak Balasubramanian | June 14

The UNC system will review UNC-Chapel Hill’s investigation of academic fraud in the African and Afro-American Studies Department, System President Thomas ...

University to take back $12,000 from AFAM professor

By Elizabeth Johnson | June 11

UNC officials have asked Julius Nyang’oro — former chair of the African and Afro American studies department — to give $12,000 back to the University. ...

Thorp talks aid in capital

By Elizabeth Johnson | June 6

UNC joined a select group of the nation’s colleges and universities in a commitment to financial aid transparency this week. “We want to make sure ...

Thorp discusses financial aid at White House

By Elizabeth Johnson | June 5

UNC joined a select group of the nation’s colleges and universities in a commitment to financial aid transparency this week.