97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell and Elle Kehres discuss Thursday’s UNC Board of Trustees meeting, where university leadership discussed how authority is delegated. The report is part of a UNC System review and Kehres brings the amendments proposed by trustees.
A new group of UNC alumni, faculty, staff, students and allies are joining together to speak out against partisan interference in university operations. Co-founders of the Coalition for Carolina, Mimi Chapman and Roger Perry, join 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell to share more about the coalition’s goals.
Dawna Jones is a jack of all trades. She’s president of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP, was chair for the Carolina Black Caucus, worked as an adjunct instructor in the UNC Higher Education program and served as the assistant dean of students UNC. This month, she began a new position as the Director of the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture at Duke University.
Ahead of the fall semester, the UNC Board of Governors met Thursday to discuss recent university controversy, finances, and the delegation of power on campus.