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UNC-system President Search

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N.C. Community College System President Peter Hans to be next UNC System President

By Maydha Devarajan | June 19

Peter Hans was elected unanimously as the next UNC System president at an emergency Board of Governors meeting Friday. Hans is the ninth president of ...

UNC System Presidential Search Committee reviews applications amid COVID-19 delays

By Kyle Ingram | May 4

Here's how students feel about Tim Moore potentially serving as UNC-system president

By Allie Kelly | November 4

UNC System Presidential Search Committee meets to discuss terms of search

By A.J. OLeary | September 12

On Jan. 16, UNC-system President Tom Ross announced that he would be resigning from his position in January 2016. In a news conference that same day, Ross made it clear that he was not leaving his position voluntarily.

Students and faculty have since made clear that they hope to be involved in the search for and selection of Ross' successor.

Senater Ted Cruz, presidential candidate, participated in a Q&A session with Megyn Kelly at Calvary Baptist church of Raleigh on Tuesday, March 9th.

Trust Ted, Cruz criticizes Trump's untrustworthiness at Raleigh campaign event

By Thomas Shealy | March 8

Presidential hopeful Ted Cruz is confident he can beat Donald Trump in the race for the White House.

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

By Hayley Fowler | December 2

John Fennebresque steps down as head of UNC system Board of Governors

By From staff and wire reports | October 26

John Fennebresque, the chairperson of the UNC-system Board of Governors, has announced his resignation, effective immediately.

UNC-system's president-elect criticized for word choice

By Hayley Fowler and Bradley Saacks | October 26

In an attempt not to say anything controversial about the LGBT community, UNC-system President-elect Margaret Spellings said something controversial.

UNC-system president elect greets members of the board of governors after their announcement Friday.

Margaret Spellings to be next UNC-system president

By Bradley Saacks | October 23

The move was announced at the UNC Board of Governors meeting in Chapel Hill after 10 months of searching following current system president Tom Ross' ...

Five things to know about the UNC-system president election Friday

By From staff and wire reports | October 21

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

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.

Opinion: UNC Board of Governors’ practices need reform

October 18

Clearly, the Board of Governors’ selection process for UNC-system president is not working the way it should. It has been characterized by infighting, ...

Board of Governors Chairperson John Fennebresque (pictured) called an emergency meeting of the board Friday to discuss current UNC-System President Tom Ross' replacement.

'Emergency meeting' in UNC president search leaves many in the dark

By Nick Niedzwiadek and Mary Tyler March | October 16

After 10 months of dealings behind closed doors, the search for the next UNC-System president may be nearing its conclusion.

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 ...

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 ...

President Tom Ross will be stepping down as the University of North Carolina president in January 2016.

Search for UNC-system President Tom Ross's successor begins to take shape

By Sarah Brown | April 8

The months-long process to replace UNC-system President Tom Ross is guaranteed to be closely watched across the state — and will likely begin within ...

Faculty discuss response to Tom Ross ouster

By Sarah Brown | February 3

The forced resignation of UNC-system President Tom Ross in January embodied what many university faculty members across the state perceive as a political ...

UNC-system President search process revisited

By Sarah Brown | January 28

CARY — Students and faculty have made clear over the past week through public statements, letters to the editor and social media that they want a say ...