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The Kenans have been involved in UNC’s leadership since its earliest days, and their philanthropy is everywhere on the campus. (Photo by Grant Halverson '93)
Most Recent Issues News
10.5.18 | Issues
UNC to Remove Kenan Sr. Name from Stadium Plaque
The Kenans have been involved in UNC’s leadership since its earliest days, and their philanthropy is everywhere on the campus.
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8.17.18
| Admissions,
Issues
UNC’s Legal Bills Detailed in Admissions Case Defense
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
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5.31.18
| Issues
Trustees Revoke Cosby’s Honorary Degree
Chancellor Carol L. Folt said it was the first known time UNC has rescinded an honorary degree. read more
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5.30.18
| Silent Sam,
Issues
Legislation Calls for Moving Silent Sam Inside
The 105-year-old Confederate monument could be moved to an indoor location on campus under legislation introduced May 29 in the N.C. General Assembly. read more
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12.22.17
| Issues
BOG Spells Out Penalties for Campus Protesters
The UNC System Board of Governors has approved a range of penalties — including expulsion — for individuals who interfere with the free speech rights of others at Carolina and the state’s other public universities. read more
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11.15.17
| Silent Sam,
Issues
Trustees Hear the Passion of Silent Sam Detractors
Most of the invited speakers at the Carolina Inn meeting told the UNC trustees that the Confederate statue Silent Sam is both a symbol of evil and now a threat to safety. read more
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10.25.17
| Silent Sam,
Issues
A Monument to the Confederate Dead — and to the Pain of the Living
Amid a towering canopy of trees, an undulating lawn with crisscrossing bricks, and just enough of the sound of the pleasant lure of Franklin, it should be among the most splendid places on the campus. When students of color and their allies… read more
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9.14.17
| Carolina Alumni Review,
Issues
Citizens of Carolina
The children of undocumented immigrants who can get into Carolina have been welcome here. The out-of-state tuition rate makes paying for it tough, and now their special status could be taken away. read more
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9.12.17
| Admissions,
Higher Education,
Issues,
Tuition and Financial Aid
UNC Officials Support Reinstating DACA
The University doesn’t track the beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals among its student body, but there are DACA students — and alumni — who qualify for the program President Donald Trump has ordered phased out. read more
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9.8.17
| Issues
Board of Governors Bars Center for Civil Rights From Litigating
A near-unanimous vote by the UNC System Board of Governors bars the UNC law school’s Center for Civil Rights from litigating. read more
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