Structures News

Overcrowded and on thin rations, Carolina ventured into its southern forest, and way up into the air with high-rise dorms, to transform the culture of campus residential living. read more

North Carolina voters overwhelmingly approved a bond referendum that will bring $2 billion to the state’s public college campuses — including most of the funding for a new medical school building at Carolina. read more

Gov. Pat McCrory toured UNC’s School of Medicine’s Berryhill Hall with Chancellor Carol L. Folt, assessing the dilapidated facility and the goals of a $2 billion bond referendum. “This is really critical,” Folt said. “This medical school… read more

On March 15, N.C. voters will decide whether to approve a $2 billion bond issue. The proposed $1 billion for public universities includes $68 million for a new medical education building to replace Berryhill Hall. read more

William L. Saunders’ name is coming off the building on Polk Place where it has been in place for nearly a century. Replacing it will be a name that UNC’s trustees hope will be a unifying one: Carolina Hall. read more

These are excerpts from some of the speakers at the March 25 meeting of the UNC Board of Trustees’ University Affairs Committee about whether the name of William Saunders should be removed from Saunders Hall. For two hours, the committee… read more

Here’s how the movement to get William Saunders’ name off a classroom building gained momentum and resulted in the trustees’ decision in May. read more

The University has canceled plans to build a new dorm on South Campus — a spike in construction costs that could not be recovered in student rent has rendered it unfeasible. But at the same time, the need for more dorm space has diminished. read more

A decision on whether to rename Saunders could come in late May. The public can comment online — at bot.unc.edu — until April 25. read more