Following two simultaneous, hourslong meetings UNC’s Board of Trustees and the UNC System Board of Governors, the two governing bodies passed resolutions aiming to resolve issues and ensure public safety over Silent Sam, the Confederate monument. read more
Rare back-to-back called meetings a week after the Confederate monument was pulled off its pedestal by organized protesters. read more
Protesters pulled Silent Sam, the Confederate monument that has been a lightning rod for the campus dialogue about race in recent years, off its 9-foot marble base . read more
The first-year class includes the highest numbers of first-generation college students and students from North Carolina’s rural counties since the University began collecting this data 15 years ago. read more
A lawsuit that claims UNC uses race unfairly in admissions decisions has cost the University $16.8 million to defend, and that will go higher as the case proceeds. read more
The projects, with a price tag of $85.6 million — all funded by the Rams Club — were started last year. read more
A $1.75 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will enable UNC’s Southern Folklife Collection to preserve, digitize and share unique audio and moving image recordings. read more
The University self-reported the violations to the NCAA in January. read more
The playing floor in the Dean E. Smith Center will be named to honor Coach Roy Williams ’72. read more
Mary Sue Coleman ’69 (PhD), a national leader in higher education, will deliver the 11th annual Thomas Willis Lambeth Distinguished Lecture in Public Policy. read more