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UNC men's soccer falls to Furman during penalty shootout in first round of NCAA tournament

| November 21

Thomas Ross

UNC featured in education defunding documentary

By Sam Killenberg | September 6

UNC will appear in “Starving the Beast,” an upcoming documentary that examines the systematic defunding of public education since the 1980s.

Board members get a run for their money

By Haley McDougal | March 30

Former UNC-System President, Tom Ross, glances at documents in his office.

Tom Ross to join pharmaceutical board

By Kent McDonald | March 21

Free speech policy to be proposed to NC General Assembly

By Kent McDonald | March 9

Thomas Ross has been the president of the UNC-system since 2011. He graduated from Davidson and has a law degree from UNC-Chapel Hill. After working as a lawyer for a few years then becoming chief of staff for a US Congressman, Ross filled a position in the North Carolina Superior Court, where he served for 17 years. He was also chairman of the UNC-Greensboro Board of Trustees.

Bags packed, Tom Ross recounts his 5 years with UNC

By Corey Risinger | January 11

Just days after his official removal from office, former UNC-system President Tom Ross sat down with Assistant State & National Editor Corey Risinger ...

2,000 new graduates celebrate in the Dean Dome

By Mona Bazzaz | December 13

Another 2,113 UNC students switched their tassels to officially become alumni Sunday afternoon.

Protestors at Board of Governors meeting demand Spellings' dismissal

By Sierra Dunne | December 11

The UNC-system Board of Governors were met with a crowd of students, faculty and community members this morning calling for the dismissal of President-elect ...

Year in Review: Margaret Spellings will take the helm after a long year for the UNC-system

By Hayley Fowler | December 2

Former Board of Governors chair John Fennebresque leads a meeting announcing the new UNC-system president in Chapel Hill on Friday.

Year in Review: A tumultuous year for the Board of Governors finally concludes

By Grant Masini | December 1

Rarely has the UNC-system’s Board of Governors seen a year like this one. Marked with turmoil and change, 2015 has seen the board face criticism from ...

Interim Board of Governors chairperson Lou Bissette (center) answered legislators' questions about the board's transparency.

Board of Governors head tells legislators the vote for chancellors' raises should have been open

By Bradley Saacks | November 18

RALEIGH — The UNC-system Board of Governors made a mistake, the board’s interim chairperson admitted to a questioning committee comprised of North ...

'D' integrity rating above average for state

By Eric Schwartz | November 11

North Carolina received a ‘D’ rating in a state integrity investigation published Tuesday by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonpartisan news group. ...

Tom Ross: Legacies left behind

By Caroline Lamb and Corey Risinger | November 4

Nearly two decades after current UNC-system President Tom Ross served on the bench, he has yet to hang up his robes.

Spellings borders on the unfamiliar

By Hari Chittilla | October 29

UNC-system President-elect Margaret Spellings has a lot of ground to cover before she takes her post March 1.

Board of Governors to select UNC-system president at Friday meeting

By From staff and wire reports | October 20

The UNC-system Board of Governors will name Tom Ross' successor at a meeting on Friday.

UNC-system Board of Governors to hold emergency meeting Friday

By From staff and wire reports | October 15

The UNC-system Board of Governors will hold an emergency meeting on Friday in Cary, but the agenda indicates that the briefing by the presidential ...

Seeking transparency in UNC-system head search

By Mary Tyler March | September 30

After months of dealings behind closed doors, the UNC system may see new transparency in its search for its next president.

UNC-system president search leaves public in the dark

By Caroline Lamb and Hayley Fowler | September 18

Tucked in a room belonging to an analytics and software company in Cary, the UNC-system presidential search committee met in closed session this week. ...

Timeline: Search for the new UNC-system president

By Caroline Lamb | August 16

Since Tom Ross was forced to resign his position as UNC-system president without explanation in 2015, the search for a replacement has been busy.

UNC-system Board of Governors met Friday to swear in new members, announce curriculum changes

By Caroline Lamb | August 7

The UNC-system Board of Governors reconvened for its first meeting of the academic year Friday to welcome new board members, approve upcoming projects ...

UNC-system students and faculty add input to president search at NCCU

By Shweta Mishra | June 1

Faculty, students and community members showed up to N.C. Central University Thursday to voice their expectations for the next UNC-system president.