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The University of North Carolina System won’t raise tuition and fees this year while students and their families struggle to stay financially afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Friday, May 22nd, 2020 @ 1:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Beaufort businessman Randy Ramsey has been elected permanent chairman of the University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors.
Published: Tuesday, May 12th, 2020 @ 7:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Marty Kotis, a member of the University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors, for years has pushed for more online learning programs from UNC’s college campuses.
Published: Tuesday, March 24th, 2020 @ 4:20 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In October 2019, Beaufort businessman Randy Ramsey was unanimously elected chairman of the University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors.
Published: Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 @ 11:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The deal turns over the Confederate monument, which stood on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus for more than a century, to the Confederate group, along with a promised $2.5 million trust fund for the statue’s upkeep and eventual display.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2019 @ 8:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Harry Smith, the former leader of the University of North Carolina System board, during his tenure was publicly described as “hands-on,” or “very involved” in the operations of the university system and its 17 campuses.
Published: Friday, November 15th, 2019 @ 3:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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One day after the University of North Carolina’s board chairman submitted his resignation, interim President Dr. Bill Roper has announced he’s not interested in permanently leading UNC.
Published: Friday, September 27th, 2019 @ 10:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Vidant Health doesn’t understand why the North Carolina Senate wants to cut its funding.
Published: Saturday, June 1st, 2019 @ 11:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt will leave her job at the end of the academic year, and Silent Sam's pedestal is going with her, she announced to the UNC Board of Governors in an emergency closed session meeting Jan. 14.
Published: Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 @ 1:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Free speech is overwhelmingly popular in courtrooms around the United States, but the jury of public opinion doesn't support First Amendment rights, a conservative litigator and legal writer says
Published: Thursday, December 20th, 2018 @ 2:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Dozens of protesters gathered in the rain outside the UNC Center for School Leadership Friday, Dec. 14, to protest the potential return of the Confederate statue dubbed "Silent Sam" to the UNC-Chapel Hill campus
Published: Thursday, December 20th, 2018 @ 12:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If the Board of Governors meetings were broadcast they would become the top rated reality show on TV. There's something for everyone - humor, pathos, conflict, and, occasionally, a nugget of wisdom. Such was the case with the latest meeting
Published: Friday, August 3rd, 2018 @ 12:08 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The University of North Carolina's Board of Governors should take a serious look at how it awards bonuses and pay raises for university administrators, Bob Rucho, a former state senator and current board member, told Carolina Journal
Published: Wednesday, March 28th, 2018 @ 6:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The University of North Carolina Board of Governors could weigh in as early as this week on a state law requiring college campuses to protect free speech
Published: Wednesday, December 13th, 2017 @ 4:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The University of North Carolina School of Law’s Center for Civil Rights on Friday was officially banned from filing lawsuits. But low-income and minority residents still have options to get legal help
Published: Monday, September 11th, 2017 @ 11:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The University of North Carolina has no business entering into lawsuits against cities, counties, and the state, Steve Long, a member of the UNC Board of Governors, has said for months
Published: Friday, August 4th, 2017 @ 12:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A debate Thursday over legislation that would cut UNC's governing body from 32 to 24 members led to arguments over proportionate representation for the system's Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 @ 2:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The University of North Carolina's Board of Governors has 32 members, and that's too many, say sponsors of a bill that would cut membership to 24
Published: Wednesday, February 15th, 2017 @ 12:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In recollecting 2015, I remember legendary CBS Newsman Walter Cronkite, who closed each evening's newscast by saying,
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 3:38 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The governor of North Carolina is widely acknowledged to be the weakest and least powerful of any in the nation. Governor Pat McCrory is right in being concerned about possible further erosion of that power.
Published: Sunday, July 6th, 2014 @ 8:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Leaked email, UNC BOG nominations cause problems for NCGOP, bumps in the road for Senator-in-WaitingFor years, the UNC Board of Governors has been known as a popular destination for political cronies seeking patronage payoffs. Though, recent scandals within the university system had prompted state Republicans to talk up the idea of shaking the place up.
Published: Sunday, July 28th, 2013 @ 2:28 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor Pat McCrory applauded action by the UNC Board of Governors today in approving groundbreaking lighting and other energy-saving efforts that avoid $25 million in energy costs.
Published: Saturday, June 15th, 2013 @ 10:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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