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Silent Sam Monument

Column: Black people built our university. UNC must build to remember them.

By Savannah Clay | February 4

"We cannot begin to tell the history of our university without properly memorializing and monumentalizing the Black people who built and sustained this ...

'Tarred Healing' debuts at National Civil Rights Museum nearly a year after UNC pulled the display

By Lauren Rhodes | January 24

Almost a year "Tarred Healing" was pulled from display at the University, Cornell Watson's photo project debuted at National Civil Rights Museum. ...

University used social media monitoring in Silent Sam and pro-choice protests

By Aisha Baiocchi | September 28

'It's important they understand:' Leaders in Silent Sam reversal aim to educate next generation

By Allie Kelly and Madi Kirkman | September 21

Column: Silent Sam still looms over campus

By Nicholas Li-wen Hatcher | April 3

Counsel fees add to UNC System losses in the Silent Sam settlements

By Natalie Varma | March 9

The UNC System lost money on multiple fronts in the Silent Sam settlements. Even after the $2.5 million settlement with the North Carolina Sons of ...

Column: The Kyle Rittenhouse trial and the threat of white vigilantes

By Caitlyn Yaede | November 17

"Rittenhouse’s actions are just one brush stroke in the larger picture of white vigilante violence that paints much of American political culture — and ...

Editorial: Reflecting on UNC's lack of transparency as communications staff depart

By Editorial Board | October 5

"This campus should be a place of open dialogue, both in the classroom and in the community — and communications officials have a large role to play ...

‘A lightning rod’: Faculty discuss Silent Sam, AAUP letter at monthly meeting

By Maeve Sheehey | February 21

At Friday’s meeting, Chairperson of the Faculty Mimi Chapman and University leaders expressed an interest in moving forward, past discussions solely ...

Former UNC BOG member Darrell Allison named chancellor at Fayetteville State University

By Allie Kelly | February 18

Former UNC Board of Governors member Darrell Allison has been named as the next chancellor for Fayetteville State University.

'Somebody is not telling the truth': Where Silent Sam stands a year after deal reversal

By Allie Kelly | February 16

“One thing is certain: somebody is not telling the truth,” UNC Black Pioneer Mel Watt said. “I wish there was some way to get to the bottom of that.” ...

Group of UNC faculty calls for chancellor's resignation after Silent Sam revelations

By Rachel Crumpler | February 11

“The serial dishonesty displayed by the chancellor and his associates regarding the most sensitive and important matters confronting the University ...

Chancellor says he was 'aware of' but did not 'participate in' Silent Sam negotiations

By Maddie Ellis | February 11

Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said he was aware discussions were "occurring through the UNC System" prior to the Nov. 27, 2019 Silent Sam settlement, in ...

The Silent Sam statue in McCorkle Place is wrapped in a confederate flag one day in September of 2015.

LISTEN: Silent Sam settlements controversy and update on UNC-Duke game

By Praveena Somasundaram and Evely Forte | February 8

Author of BOG Silent Sam op-ed no longer in VP of communications position

By Allie Kelly | February 4

Whipple’s name has now been removed from the BOG website directory after 18 months on the job. Jane Stancill, a reporter for the News & Observer ...

Editorial: Takeaways from the DTH's settlement with the UNC System

By Editorial Board | February 4

Here’s what the Editorial Board learned after reviewing the documents released through the DTH's settlement with the UNC System over Silent Sam, what ...

'A fictitious narrative': Silent Sam committee had no role in settlements with SCV

By Anna Pogarcic | February 1

After another numerous delay and a lawsuit, it appears the BOG deliberately misled the public on the role of the five BOG members and their role in the ...

Silent Sam was located on McCorkle Place in Chapel Hill.

DTH settles lawsuit over alleged Open Meetings Law violations in BOG Silent Sam meetings

By Anna Pogarcic | February 1

DTH Media Corp., parent company of The Daily Tar Heel, settled its lawsuit against the UNC System over allegations of violating state Open Meetings Law ...

Student activists discuss 'remnants of Silent Sam' at documentary screening

By Anne Tate | October 15

The Campus Y hosted a screening of the documentary film “Silence Sam” followed by a panel to discuss the future of anti-racist activism at the University. ...

Silent Sam, a Confederate monument on campus, was defaced with red paint on Monday, Apr. 30, 2018.

NC Superior Court dismisses part of complaint in DTH open meetings suit over Silent Sam

By Maddie Ellis and Kyle Ingram | July 9

A North Carolina Superior Court judge has dismissed a portion of the DTH Media Corporation's complaint against the UNC System and Board of Governors. ...