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Managing Attorney Weighs in on UNC Center for Civil Rights’ Future

Posted by Staff | Mar 13, 2017 | UNC

The future of the UNC Center for Civil Rights is unclear after a proposal was filed to ban lawyers at the center from litigation. The Educational Planning, Policies and Programs Committee of the board debated the proposal...

UNC BOG Considering Future for UNC Center for Civil Rights Litigation

Posted by Staff | Mar 8, 2017 | UNC

UNC Board of Governors member Joe Knott proposed a ban on litigation for the UNC Center for Civil Rights, and said there should be a distinction between the law school’s legal clinics that provide education to students. The...

UNC Officials Pushing to Keep NCSSM Grads In-State

Posted by Staff | Jan 23, 2017 | Higher Education

University system leaders want to bring back a policy that allows North Carolina School of Science and Math students to have free tuition if they choose to attend a UNC system school. The policy was put into place in 2004 and...

UNC Approved to Create New Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Position

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 1, 2016 | UNC

UNC – Chapel Hill is adding a new position that will report directly to Chancellor Carol Folt. The creation of the vice chancellor for public affairs & secretary to the university was approved by the UNC System Board of...

HB2 and HBCUs Among Topics at First UNC Board of Governors Public Comment Session

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 31, 2016 | Featured, Higher Education

For the first time ever, public comment was taken at the conclusion of the UNC Board of Governors meeting just before the Memorial Day Weekend. About 30 minutes after the regular meeting wrapped up on Friday, several members of...

UNC Board of Governors Hires Legal Counsel, Asks Attorney General to Pay For It

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 31, 2016 | Featured, Higher Education

With the ongoing legal battles over North Carolina’s controversial House Bill 2, the UNC System has hired outside legal counsel. UNC leadership announced on Friday that the system had hired two Washington D.C.-based law firms to...

Tom Ross Honored with University Award by UNC Board of Governors

Posted by Staff | May 27, 2016 | UNC

UNC President Emeritus Tom Ross is the 2016 recipient of the University Award. It is the highest honor given by the UNC Board of Governors and recognizes exceptional service to higher education in North Carolina; the award is...

UNC Board of Governors Awards UNC-Chapel Hill and Western Carolina University Professors

Posted by Staff | May 27, 2016 | Higher Education

The UNC Board of Governors awarded UNC Chapel Hill’s Dr. Aziz Sancar and Western Carolina University’s Professor David A. Shapiro with the highest faculty honor. The O. Max Gardner Award, named after a North Carolina governor,...

UNC Board Of Governors To Take Public Comment At Friday Meeting

Posted by Staff | May 26, 2016 | Featured, Higher Education

In an effort to increase transparency and give protesters an outlet for their frustration, the UNC Board of Governors is instituting a new policy and will take public comment in their meeting Friday, something organizations...

Board of Governors Vote to Delay NCGAP

Posted by Staff | Apr 21, 2016 | Featured, Higher Education

The UNC Board of Governors voted April 15 to recommend delaying a controversial new college admissions program until 2018. The Guaranteed Admission Program, or NCGAP, will tighten admissions requirements at UNC System schools...

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