UNC Board of Governors

Folt Elected First Female Chancellor Of UNC- Chapel Hill

Dave DeWitt — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:02:01 +0000

Carol Folt couldn’t’ stop smiling as she waited her turn to address the UNC Board of Governors. Color coordinated with her husband in Carolina Blue, the current interim President at Dartmouth College nearly jumped out of her seat after the Board unanimously voted to make her the new chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Board To Elect UNC-CH Chancellor, Discuss Budget

Dave DeWitt — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:50:13 +0000

It will be a busy week for the UNC Board of Governors. In addition to hiring a new chancellor at UNC-Chapel Hill this Friday, the Board is trying to make its case to the legislature and avoid tens of millions of dollars in cuts.

UNC Report Acknowledges Fraudulent Classes

Will Michaels — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:06:07 +0000

A UNC Board of Governors panel says it agrees with most of the findings from an earlier investigation of academic fraud at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Board of Governors, Ross Support Thorp

Dave DeWitt — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:05:00 +0000

The UNC Board of Governors voted today to change the way new tuition revenue can be allocated to need-based financial aid. The new rules allow individual campuses to determine what percentage of tuition revenue can be used to help low-income students. The old policy said 25 % of new tuition revenue had to be set aside for financial aid. The Board also fielded a lot of questions on the future of UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp. Thorp has dealt with scandals involving football, the department of Afro and African-American studies, and the school's top fundraiser.

UNC BOG Investigating Academic Fraud

Dave DeWitt — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:21:00 +0000

A review panel is meeting to take a closer look at how academic fraud at UNC-Chapel Hill was investigated and handled.

Dave DeWitt: The five-member panel was created by the UNC Board of Governors. They are meeting today behind closed doors to investigate an academic scandal that involved no-show classes, changed grades, and other improprieties in the African and Afro-American Studies department at UNC Chapel Hill.

UNC BOG Likely To Change Finanical Aid Policy

Dave DeWitt — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:30:00 +0000

Last spring, the UNC system voted to allow campuses to once again raise tuition. As part of the last several rate hikes, schools were mandated to set aside at least 25 percent of new tuition revenue for need-based financial aid for low-income students.

But the UNC Board of Governors will soon decide whether to change that rule. Some Republican members of the Board say the set aside is a “hidden tax” on students who pay full tuition.

The debate over funding need-based financial aid appears to have a political bent.

Busy Day For UNC Board Of Governors

Dave DeWitt — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:00:00 +0000

The UNC system has a new chair for its Board of Governors.

Dave DeWitt: Peter Hans is a UNC-Chapel Hill graduate and a former advisor to 3 U.S. Senators, most recently Republican Richard Burr. Now, he’s the chair of the UNC system’s Board of Governors, with oversight over all 17 member campuses. Hans represents a political shift on the Board. The job has typically been held by Democrats. UNC System President Tom Ross says politics won’t be a factor moving forward.

Changes Coming To UNC Board Of Governors

Dave DeWitt — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:55:00 +0000

The latest round of UNC system Board of Governors meetings start today. The meetings may get heated, as the Board weighs in on an academic scandal and elects new leaders.

UNC Board Approves Tuition Increases

Dave DeWitt — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:15:00 +0000

The UNC Board of Governors voted today to allow member schools to raise in-state student tuition by an average of 8.8 percent next year. They did so as around 100 protestors disrupted the meeting, banged on walls, and shouted their disapproval. One protestor was arrested.

Today's scene was the culmination of the stress caused by dwindling resources for public higher education. And as Dave DeWitt reports, the vote to increase tuition was a compromise no one is happy about.

Tuition Increases Likely

Dave DeWitt — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:40:00 +0000

The UNC Board of Governors will decide today on raising tuition at the 17 member schools.