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UNC AD Bubba Cunningham Receives Extension, Raise

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 17, 2017 | UNC

UNC athletics director Bubba Cunningham has signed a new six-year contract with the university that includes a 4.9 percent increase in annual salary. The university announced the extension on Friday. The contract was approved by...

UNC Approves ‘Golden Handcuff’ for AD Bubba Cunningham

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 6, 2017 | UNC

The UNC Board of Governors voted on Friday to extend a program previously reserved for the system president and university chancellors to UNC – Chapel Hill athletic director Bubba Cunningham. As part of the next round of...

UNC Students, Organizations Help with Hurricane Matthew Relief

Posted by Staff | Feb 27, 2017 | UNC

It’s a sunny, 75 degree day in Chapel Hill in the middle of February. But some UNC students and organizations aren’t enjoying the weather. “I mean, it’s nothing major. We’re cutting things out, putting little board games...

UNC Athletics Posts 82 Percent Graduation Success Rate

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 15, 2016 | UNC Sports

Data released by the NCAA on Tuesday covering the cohort of academic years 2006-2009 showed that UNC posted a Graduation Success Rate of 82 percent during that time. This measurement looks at student-athlete graduation rates by...

UNC AD Bubba Cunningham Receives Second 10 Percent Pay Bump of 2016

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 11, 2016 | Featured, UNC

UNC athletics director Bubba Cunningham has received a pay bump after it appeared Cunningham was ready to move to the University of Florida in early September. The News & Observer is citing a university record that was...

Chansky’s Notebook: Did Someone Cave?

Posted by Art Chansky | Sep 23, 2016 | Sports

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Seven UNC Coaches Receive New Contracts

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 22, 2016 | UNC Sports

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That seems to be the mantra that the UNC Athletic Department is operating under, as it was announced Thursday that the school came to an agreement on brand new three-year deals for...

Chansky’s Notebook: Sicker And Sicker

Posted by Art Chansky | Sep 15, 2016 | Sports

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Cunningham Said Yes, Then No, To Florida

Posted by Staff | Sep 9, 2016 | Featured, UNC, UNC Sports

Sources close to both athletic departments have confirmed a USA Today report that UNC’s Bubba Cunningham agreed to become the new athletics director at the University of Florida in August but changed his mind as the deal was to...

Fall Sports Calendar Heats Up At UNC

Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 25, 2016 | UNC Sports

UNC soccer, field hockey and volleyball are all in action this weekend, with football on deck for next Saturday.

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