The Confederate monument is gone, for now, but in safe keeping. As the debate over Silent Sam’s meaning continues, the Board of Governors of the UNC System has told the Chapel Hill campus to find a way to preserve the statue. read more
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 University spent about $390,000 to provide police security in McCorkle Place — home to the Confederate statue Silent Sam — from July 2017 to the end of June. read more
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
Politics and patronage are nothing new to the governance of North Carolina’s state universities. The conservatives now in control are raising questions about the line between setting policy and micromanaging. read more
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
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
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