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UNC Chancellor announced as next president of Michigan State University
Michigan State University announced UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz will become its next president during a Friday morning meeting of that university’s board of trustees. The board unanimously approved Guskiewicz’s hire with a starting date of March 4. His last day at UNC-Chapel Hill will be January 12. Trustees at Michigan State praised Guskiewicz’s leadership […]
Monday numbers: UNC-Wilmington’s $4.1 million penalty
The UNC System Board of Governors voted last week to fine UNC-Wilmington $4.1 million for exceeding its out-of-state student enrollment cap two years in a row. The penalty is the largest since 1986, when the system implemented the cap to ensure campuses in the 16-university system would prioritize North Carolinians in enrollment. Now the Board […]
Faculty members surprised, concerned as UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor weighs exit
Members of the UNC-Chapel Hill faculty were blindsided by this week’s revelation that Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz is weighing leaving the university to become president of Michigan State University. As faculty members, staff, students and alumni await his decision, they are anticipating a difficult and politically fraught search process for Carolina’s next leader. “This came as […]
New study looks at “return on investment” of a UNC System education
A controversial report on the “return on investment” of a UNC System education is on its way to the North Carolina General Assembly, which required the system to study the issue two years ago. Key findings from the 80-page report, discussed Wednesday by the UNC System Board of Governors: North Carolinians who receive bachelor’s degrees […]
The uncivil origins of the School of Civic Life and Leadership at UNC
Civil discourse in a democratic society must entail more than a polite exchange of views. It must also entail honesty, freedom from coercion, and commitment to rules that all participants understand and agree to, and which are not subject to unilateral change by one party seeking advantage. Ironically, all of these characteristics have largely been […]
Monday numbers: Budget challenges and potential solutions at UNCG
When UNC-Greensboro Chancellor Frank Gilliam took the stage for his State of the Campus address earlier this month, he promised his staff two things: He wouldn’t curse, and he wouldn’t “go rogue.” Gilliam needed those guard rails, because his message wasn’t pretty. The university is facing some tough headwinds, he said. And, as he’s been […]
UNC System issues new directives after U.S. Supreme Court ruling on race in admissions
The UNC System has issued directives to its 17 campuses on how to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision on the role of race in admissions. Over five pages, it lays out specific policies for universities and warns against actions and policies not explicitly prohibited by the Supreme Court decision, due to “the […]
New legislation expands UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State boards of trustees
The General Assembly is expanding the campus-level boards of trustees at UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State University under a new bill ratified today. It now goes to Gov. Cooper, who can sign or veto it, or let it become law without his signature. Among many other changes, Senate Bill 512 would increase the membership of both […]
UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor faces UNC Board of Governors questions over tuition plan
UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz appeared before a special meeting of the UNC System Board of Governors Wednesday to explain his plan to fully cover tuition and fees for in-state students whose families earn less than $80,000 a year. The plan would apply only to students enrolling at UNC-Chapel Hill, not other campuses within the […]
UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor to talk free tuition plan with UNC Board of Governors
UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz will give a presentation at a special meeting of the UNC Board of Governors next week on his plan to cover the costs of tuition and fees for students whose families make less than $80,000 a year. The plan, announced last week, stirred some controversy among members of the Board […]
As UNC-Chapel Hill announces free tuition, political appointees raise questions, push back
When UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz announced last week the university would begin providing free tuition and required fees for students whose families make less than $80,000 a year, it came as a surprise. Not just to the general public, but to the university’s board of trustees and the UNC System Board of Governors, as […]
Governor’s commission suggests expanding, diversifying UNC Board of Governors
The UNC Board of Governors would expand and diversify under a draft proposal released Monday by the Governor’s Commission on the Governance of Public Universities in North Carolina. But with resistance from the General Assembly’s Republican majority, those changes are unlikely to be adopted anytime soon. “We have built the most amazing public university system […]