After 26 years of service to Carolina, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Winston B. Crisp ’92 (JD) plans to retire in October. “As a highly respected and much loved leader at Carolina, Winston has always placed students first and… read more
Dr. William L. Roper expanded UNC Health Care into a statewide system with nearly $5 billion in annual revenues. read more
James W. Dean Jr., who recently left the provost’s office, has been named the next president of the University of New Hampshire. Dean recently stepped down after four years as executive vice chancellor and provost — the University’s top… 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
After nearly a decade leading UNC’s Graduate School, Steven W. Matson is stepping down as dean. read more
Robert Blouin, dean of UNC’s Eshelman School of Pharmacy, has been named provost and executive vice chancellor, the University’s highest-ranking academic officer. read more
Haywood D. Cochrane Jr. ’70 of Elon has been elected chair of the Board of Trustees. Cochrane began his service on the board in 2013 and was reappointed to a four-year term. read more
Paul Hardin III, the steadfast lawyer and Methodist bishop’s son who steered UNC and three other campuses as they grew through tumultuous and historic times, has died. He was 86. read more
Clayton Somers ’93, a longtime North Carolina attorney, executive leader and state government official, has been named to the new position of vice chancellor of public affairs and secretary of the University. read more
The University has selected the chair of the oral health and diagnostic sciences department at Augusta University’s Dental College of Georgia as its new dean of the School of Dentistry. read more