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UNCG Provost steps down, citing health condition
UNC-Greensboro Provost Debbie Storrs announced she will step down Wednesday, citing the metastatic breast cancer with which she was diagnosed in 2022. “The disease is stage 4, with treatment that has been challenging given its significant side effects,” Storrs wrote in a message to the campus community Wednesday. “As such, I will be going on […]
Appalachian State University chancellor to step down, citing health issues
Appalachian State University Chancellor Sheri Everts is stepping down, citing health problems. Her last day will be Friday. “Over the last few months, I have been experiencing significant health challenges,” Everts wrote in a message to the university community early Monday. “And I must now focus on my personal health and wellbeing.” Everts has led […]
UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees could begin to defund DEI efforts
The dismantling of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts at UNC-Chapel Hill could begin in earnest as soon as this month, say two members of the university’s board of trustees. Trustees will likely meet this month in a yet-to-be-scheduled special meeting, finalizing the campus budget before forwarding it to the UNC System Board of Governors […]
Students for Justice in Palestine files civil rights complaint against UNC-Chapel Hill
UNC-Chapel Hill is facing a federal complaint filed on behalf of students and faculty members who say the university has systematically discriminated against Palestinian students and their allies in the wake of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and subsequent Israeli attacks on Gaza. Palestine Legal filed the complaint with the U.S. Department of […]
Fayetteville State University faculty passes vote of “no confidence” in provost
The Fayetteville Faculty Senate passed a vote of “no confidence” in the leadership of Provost Monica Leach Friday, becoming the latest in a series of UNC System campuses where faculty have expressed their dissatisfaction with administration. Out of 44 voting senators, 32 voted for the resolution, 8 abstained and 4 voted against. Faculty Senate Chair […]
Fayetteville State the latest UNC System campus to hold a “no confidence” vote
The faculty at Fayetteville State University will vote on a resolution expressing “no confidence” in the leadership of Provost Monica Leach on Friday. It will be the latest in a series of such votes across the UNC System as a growing number of faculty members say they feel locked out of how policies impacting their […]
State treasurer declines to endorse fellow Republican for governor
State Treasurer Dale Folwell declined again on Tuesday to endorse Republican Lt. Governor Mark Robinson in North Carolina’s closely watched gubernatorial contest. Folwell, who lost the GOP nomination race to Robinson in the March primary, has refused since that time to endorse Robinson in his general election showdown with the Democratic nominee, Attorney General Josh […]
At UNC-Chapel Hill, interim chancellor selection attracts growing student opposition
This story has been updated to include comments that Lee Roberts provided to Newsline subsequent to the original publication deadline. When students at UNC-Chapel Hill organized a “teach-in” last week on the controversy over Lee Roberts’ January appointment as interim chancellor, they didn’t expect much of a crowd. People were rushing to get things done […]
In gubernatorial race, Mark Robinson exposes Republican fault lines
When Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson won the Republican nomination for governor this month, it set up more than just a battle to November with the Democratic nominee, Attorney General Josh Stein. In many ways, say longtime North Carolina political observers, it set the stage for the inevitable state GOP clash between traditional, socially and fiscally […]
Coalition for Carolina co-founder responds to “attack” from UNC-Chapel Hill Trustee
Roger Perry, co-founder of the nonprofit Coalition for Carolina, is firing back at UNC-Chapel Hill Trustee Marty Kotis for comments Kotis made in a Newsline article about the group’s Wednesday discussion with UNC-Chapel Hill Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts. “Marty Kotis, once again, pulled out his political hatchet and started swinging away at us,” Perry said […]
Search begins for UNC-Chapel Hill’s next chancellor
The search for UNC-Chapel Hill’s next permanent chancellor began in earnest Thursday with the first meeting of the 13-member search committee charged with identifying candidates to lead the flagship university in the 16-campus UNC-System. With the swift and dramatic exit of former Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz to Michigan State University in December and the appointment of […]
Interim UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor defends his background, downplays controversies
UNC-Chapel Hill Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts sat down with founders of the nonprofit Coalition for Carolina Wednesday for a webinar discussion spanning campus and UNC System issues as well as broader political and higher education matters. When UNC System President Peter Hans appointed Roberts in January, after the exit of previous Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, the […]