The University of North Carolina System has been notified of a ransomware attack on Blackbaud, a private company contracted to provide constituent relationship management services for the UNC System and several constituent institutions.
The UNC System announces that teams from three institutions within the UNC System have been awarded grants through the University of North Carolina’s Research Opportunities Initiative (UNC ROI).
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in regular session at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 23, 2020 via conference call. A total of eight committee meetings of the board will be held on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 via conference call.
The UNC Board of Governors’ Capital Construction Task Force will meet at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 via video conference call for a discussion of ideas.
East Carolina University has signed co-admission agreements with five more North Carolina community colleges this spring, bringing the total number of Pirate Promise partner colleges to 35.
Amin, an Instructor of Humanities, asked the students in her Women’s Studies section to choose a female leader they were in awe of and tell her story in a way that would appeal to a younger audience.
The UNC Board of Governors’ Racial Equity Task Force will meet at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2020 via video conference call for the purpose of defining the work of the task force and hearing reports.
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The University of North Carolina System has named a select group of 24 participants to the first cohort of the UNC System Executive Leadership Institute.
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The University of North Carolina System and the Hearst Foundation, Inc., announce that four 2020 high school graduates have been named as William Hearst STEM scholars.
The UNC Board of Governors Committee on University Governance will meet at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 via conference call. The purpose of the meeting will be to address confidential personnel matters and consult with counsel.
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in emergency session at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 19, 2020. The purpose of the meeting is to elect a President.
The Presidential Search Committee meets for the purpose of interviewing candidates on June 16 and 17, 2020.
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The UNC Board of Governors announces that the University of North Carolina Asheville will receive $610,000 in funding, through its recently announced partnership with the N.C. Policy Collaboratory at UNC-Chapel Hill, to help fight COVID-19.
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The UNC Board of Governors announced today that it will partner with the N.C. Policy Collaboratory at UNC-Chapel Hill to award $6 million in COVID-19 funding to the UNC System’s six historically minority-serving institutions.
UNC Board of Governors Chair Randy Ramsey has announced assignments for the UNC Board of Governors standing and special committees for the 2020-2021 year.
Please find below the following memo from UNC Board of Governors Chair Randy Ramsey and UNC System Interim President Bill Roper on the establishment of a new UNC System Equity Task Force.
CHAPEL HILL, NC – Earlier today, University of North Carolina System Interim President Bill Roper shared the following message with each of the 17 chancellors in the UNC System.
Thirty-four students, representing six public and private institutions from across North Carolina, have been named to internships through the North Carolina Governor’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities Internship Program.
The University of North Carolina System Interim President Bill Roper announces that three recent UNC System graduates will serve as Presidential Scholars for the 2020-21 academic year.
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The University of North Carolina System has announced that Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the recipient of the 2020 Oliver Max Gardner Award.
Chapel Hill, NC– University of North Carolina System Interim President Bill Roper has named Brian Cole as the ninth chancellor of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA).
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The University of North Carolina System announces that various entities have donated over $700,000 to student emergency funds, which will be used to support students across the UNC System.
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The University of North Carolina System announces that four System institutions are the recipients of reoccurring grants from the North Carolina Principal Fellows Program/Transforming Principal Preparation Program (NCPFP/TP3). The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, N.C. State University, East Carolina University and the Central Carolina Regional Education Service-through its affiliate member North Carolina Central University School of Education-will receive principal preparation grants for $750,000 per year for the next five years, starting in 2020.
The University of North Carolina System has named five students as 2020 Marian Drane Graham Scholars. The scholars will participate in an eight-week immersive and experiential summer program, designed to help them develop leadership skills and gain a better understanding of key issues facing public higher education.
CHAPEL HILL, NC – In light of the COVID-19 public health crisis, the University of North Carolina (UNC) System Office and NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) are working together to ensure NC students remain on-track to access postsecondary educational opportunities. North Carolina students and their families should be recognized for their remarkable resilience and perseverance throughout this pandemic, and the UNC System and NCDPI understand the unique challenges ahead.
The UNC System has released annual updates to each constituent university’s Strategic Plan Dashboard. The new data, available on the UNC System website, demonstrates that the UNC System is on a steady track to attain its five-year Strategic Plan goals, with student success far exceeding the national average.
I expect to reopen our campuses for the Fall 2020 Semester and look forward to welcoming our faculty and students back to their classrooms and labs this fall. To do so, we are working closely with our chancellors to chart a course forward.
Chapel Hill, NC – University of North Carolina System Interim President Bill Roper has named Dr. Sharon L. Gaber as the fifth chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has selected 17 outstanding faculty members to receive the 2020 Awards for Excellence in Teaching.
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The UNC Board of Governors voted to honor two UNC System faculty members with the 2019 Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service. The recipients are Dr. Mark I. West from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Dr. Martin Posey from the University of North Carolina Wilmington.