- Hans: âOpportunity for all⌠all North CaroliniansâCHAPEL HILL (June 19, 2020) â Peter Hans is just 50 years old. But he has already spent decades preparing for his new job as President of the 17-campus University ...Read more
- Former CDC Director: âMaybe thatâs why Iâm hereâCHAPEL HILL â Though normally quite reserved, Bill Roper gets personal as he discusses his and the UNC Systemâs approach to reopening this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 17 institutions ...Read more
- Roper: âPreparing for whatever scenario comesâCHAPEL HILL â It certainly doesnât hurt to have the former head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control as president of your university during a global pandemic. In a series ...Read more
- UNC System works to make online betterCHAPEL HILL â UNC System officials know many students werenât happy with the makeshift courses they abruptly shifted to take online this spring due to the coronavirus pandemic. So, not knowing ...Read more
- UNC System freezes tuition for 2020-21CHAPEL HILL (May 20, 2020) â The UNC Systemâs governing board voted Wednesday to freeze tuition and fees at North Carolinaâs 16 public universities for 2020-21. Because state law locks tuition ...Read more
- BOG talks sanctions for rogue members; Fetzer resignsCHAPEL HILL (May 20, 2020) â After scandals involving trustees who tried to influence a student election and a member who conducted his own investigations of a job candidate and ...Read more
- The UNC Systemâs challenges and opportunitiesCHAPEL HILL â Randy Ramsey doesnât shy away from discussing the challenges facing the University of North Carolina System. âThere are a lot of challenges facing the System,â the Chair of ...Read more
- Ramsey: Calm and directCHAPEL HILL â Randy Ramsey openly acknowledges thereâs been strife on the UNC Board of Governors. But the Chair of the 24-person board says every member wants whatâs best for the ...Read more
- Ramsey: Most important decision of the decadeUNC System InterimPresident Bill Roper CHAPEL HILL â The search for a new UNC System president has been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, officials said last week. But a practiced ...Read more
- Colleges to help communities âgrow their ownâ teachersRALEIGH â It had nothing to do with the coronavirus, but the State Board of Community Colleges took an important step last week to expand North Carolinaâs pipeline of future ...Read more