In his first press conference as UNC’s interim chancellor, Lee Roberts said one of his primary goals will be to manage a seamless transition and ensure students, faculty and staff have the resources they need. Roberts, a former state budget… read more
Lee Roberts, a former state budget director and member of the UNC Board of Governors, was appointed as UNC’s interim chancellor on Dec. 15 by UNC System President Peter Hans ’91. Roberts, a Duke University graduate, will succeed Chancellor… read more
UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz has accepted the presidency at Michigan State University, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. David Jesse, a senior writer with The Chronicle, posted late Wednesday a tweet on X,… read more
This article was updated Dec. 6, 2023, to include a statement by Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz. UNC faculty sent a letter on Nov. 27 to Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, who is the remaining finalist for the presidency at Michigan State… read more
Brad Briner ’99 and Vimal Kolappa have been appointed to the UNC Board of Trustees after passage of a state bill that increased the governing boards at Carolina and N.C. State University from 13 to 15 members. Briner and Kolappa were sworn in… read more
Shauna Harris has been named director of the Carolina Women’s Center, which is relocating to a standalone facility in the 200 block of West Cameron Avenue. Since 1997, the Women’s Center, which hosts programs to empower individuals and… read more
UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz acknowledged in a statement released Nov. 16 through the University’s media relations office that he is considering the presidency at Michigan State University. “I am focused on serving the University of North… read more
As part of the state budget that became law in October, the North Carolina Legislature restricted funding for distinguished professorships to only STEM fields at all 16 UNC System institutions, excluding positions in the humanities, which lawmakers… read more
A nonprofit group based in Washington, D.C., whose stated mission is to promote academic excellence and academic freedom, bestowed on the UNC Board of Trustees in October an award “for adopting a policy of institutional neutrality on political… read more
Joining a fierce national debate over tenure, the UNC Board of Governors plans to receive recommendations at its November meeting on changes to the tenure review process governing faculty at its 17 member institutions. At its September meeting,… read more