UNC is reviewing its policies and practices for independent study and directed readings in the wake of issues that surfaced in the department of African and Afro-American studies as part of the investigation into the football program. Karen Gil,… read more
A committee that spent the summer reviewing the University’s honor system has come to three unanimous conclusions. UNC needs: Greater efficiency and better communication between the honor system and faculty and the honor system and… read more
The University is proposing sanctioning itself for misdeeds in the 2008 and 2009 football seasons, ahead of a ruling by the NCAA. UNC would: vacate all wins in the 2008 and 2009 seasons (eight each season); cut by three its number of… read more
The University is reviewing possible irregularities with undergraduate courses in the department of African and Afro-American studies. Karen Gil, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, told the University Gazette that the college… read more
In a program marking the 10th anniversary of 9/11, a former member of the federal Department of Homeland Security will speak at Carolina on Sept. 12. The free public program will be one of numerous events at UNC and N.C. State and Duke… read more
Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86, in an interview Thursday with The News & Observer, said he had learned about two months ago that then-head football coach Butch Davis had offered Davis’ son, Drew, a football scholarship without consulting… read more
Dear Carolina Colleagues and Students: My decision last week to ask head football coach Butch Davis to step down was difficult. I think it was the right decision, and I wanted to let you know why I made that call. Throughout the NCAA… read more
Last fall, the University vigorously appealed to the NCAA its decision to rule Michael McAdoo permanently ineligible to play football at UNC. The appeal was denied. On July 13, UNC sat at the defense table alongside the NCAA in Superior Court in… read more
Michael McAdoo sat out the entire 2010 football season as part of the NCAA investigation into the UNC program. He was “permanently ineligible” to continue playing by the NCAA for academic misconduct; the University appealed the decision, but the… read more
The news that emerged in July 2010 — that the NCAA was investigating two football players for possible improper contacts with sports agents — and then in late August — that UNC had learned of possible academic misconduct within the program —… read more