UNC-Chapel Hill

Promise, Scandal, And Resolution: The Thorp Era At UNC

Dave DeWitt — Fri, 10 May 2013 08:55:00 +0000

It’s commencement weekend across North Carolina. Thousands of college students will get their degrees and begin their professional lives. This year, they’re not the only ones who will get a fresh start. After five years as the chancellor at UNC-Chapel Hill, Holden Thorp is leaving to become the provost at Washington University in Saint Louis.

Tens Of Thousands Descend On Area For Graduations

Dave DeWitt — Fri, 10 May 2013 08:19:00 +0000

If you live anywhere near a college campus and don’t have a compelling reason to attend the half-dozen or so graduations going on in the Triangle and Triad, this might be a good weekend to get out of town. Tens of thousands of family and friends are set to descend on Durham, Raleigh, and Greensboro for commencement events throughout the weekend.

Student Reporters Put Together Stories Of Humor And Tragedy

Shawn Wen and Frank Stasio — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:54:38 +0000

A group of student journalists is getting a course in professional radio reporting at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The class has opened a world of experience to them. One of the students, Mark Haywood, had the opportunity to report on an incident of human trafficking right in his hometown of Randolph County, North Carolina.

Thorp: Presidents Should Not Supervise Athletics

Dave DeWitt — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:59:13 +0000

Leaders in higher education and athletics gathered today on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill. They were there for a panel discussion on the role athletics should play on a college campus.

UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp was one of several people who addressed the panel. He offered the controversial idea that presidents and chancellors are ill-prepared to oversee athletics and should not have direct supervision.

Scholars Push For Interculturality

Nicole Campbell and Isaac-Davy Aronson — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:56:39 +0000

The United States has for centuries been a nation of multiculturality, with many cultures and communities existing within it, but not necessarily integrated. Many scholars say that the way to true peace is through interculturality, where cultures are educated about other culture through methods like language, arts and education.

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.

Folt To Be Named New Chancellor At UNC-Chapel Hill

Dave DeWitt — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:40:10 +0000

WUNC has confirmed that the current interim president at Dartmouth College is the choice to become the new chancellor at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Carol Folt has been at Dartmouth for 30 years. After graduating with degrees from U.C. Santa Barbara and U.C. Davis, she climbed the ranks from environmental science professor at Dartmouth to Dean to Provost. Last summer, she was named interim president.

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.

50th Anniversary Of The North Carolina Speaker Ban

Frank Stasio and Christina Blyde — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:07:27 +0000

Free speech is considered a hallmark of universities across the nation, but in the 1960s, that wasn't always true. At least not for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1963, the North Carolina legislature passed a speaker ban, prohibiting communists from speaking on campus.

Students on campus bristled at the notion that they could not listen to anybody they chose.

Federal Investigators At UNC This Week

Dave DeWitt — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:00:00 +0000

Federal investigators will be at UNC-Chapel Hill this week. They are on campus to investigate claims that the University under-reported sexual assault cases.

The investigation stems from a complaint filed by three current students, a former student, and a former administrator. They say UNC-Chapel Hill violated the Clery Act by under-reporting the number of sexual assault cases in 2010.