UNC Board of Governors to meet in regular session on Thursday, April 7, 2022
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in regular session at A.K. Hinds University Center at Western Carolina University on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 9 a.m.
UNC System, NC Community Colleges, NC Independent Colleges and Universities hold virtual convening on mental health
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The University of North Carolina System will host its Virtual 2022 Behavioral Health Convening on March 30-31. This year’s seminar is supported by a partnership with the North Carolina Community College System and North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities.
Committee on Budget and Finance to meet March 25, 2022
The UNC Board of Governors Committee on Budget and Finance will meet in regular session on Friday, March 25, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.
David Crabtree named interim leader of PBS North Carolina
CHAPEL HILL – David Crabtree, award-winning broadcast journalist at WRAL, has been named interim chief executive officer of PBS North Carolina.
Subcommittee on Laboratory Schools to meet on March 21, 2022
The UNC Board of Governors Subcommittee on Laboratory Schools will meet in regular session on Monday, March 21, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.
UNC Board of Governors Names Recipients of the 2022 Awards for Excellence in Teaching
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has selected 17 outstanding faculty members to receive the 2022 Awards for Excellence in Teaching.
UNC Board of Governors Announces Two Winners of the Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr. Award
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Dr. Jane Hoppin of North Carolina State University and Dr. Arwin D. Smallwood of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University received the 2021 Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service during today’s regular meeting of the UNC Board of Governors.
UNC Board of Governors to meet in regular session on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in regular session at the Center for School Leadership Development in Chapel Hill on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 at 9 a.m. A total of six committee meetings of the Board will be held starting on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022.
C.D. Spangler Foundation funds historic literacy professorships at UNC System institutions
CHAPEL HILL, NC – An $8 million gift from the C.D. Spangler Foundation has created four literacy professorships across the state, the University of North Carolina System announced.
UNC Board of Governors Subcommittee to meet Monday, February 14
NC Board of Governors Subcommittee on the 2022 O. Max Gardner Award will meet in regular session on Monday, February 14, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. In addition, the Subcommittee on Laboratory Schools will meet in regular session on Monday, February 14, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.
Board of Governors to meet Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in regular session at the Center for School Leadership Development in Chapel Hill on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 at 9 a.m.
Committee on Budget and Finance to meet December 15, 2021
The UNC Board of Governors Committee on Budget and Finance will meet in regular session at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 15, 2021.
UNC System holds inauguration for President Peter Hans
RALEIGH – University of North Carolina President Peter Hans was formally inaugurated Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, during a ceremony at North Carolina State University’s Hunt Library.
UNC System celebrates 50th anniversary of its consolidation
RALEIGH – The University of North Carolina System is proud to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the beginning of its 16-campus university system.
UNC Board of Governors to meet in regular session on Nov. 18
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in regular session at the Hunt Library at North Carolina State University on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 at 9 a.m. A total of five committee meetings of the Board will be held starting on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021.
Board of Governors to host the UNC Boards of Trustees Workshop on Nov. 16
The UNC Board of Governors will host the UNC Boards of Trustees Workshop at 9 a.m. on Nov. 16, 2021. The workshop will be held at the Hunt Library at North Carolina State University.
UNC System Awards Mental Health Grants to 12 Institutions
The University of North Carolina System Office has awarded $981,181 in grant funding to 12 UNC System institutions to increase behavioral health capacity and strengthen mental health resources available to students starting this fall.
UNC System announces committee for UNCW chancellor search
University of North Carolina System President Peter Hans and University of North Carolina Wilmington Board of Trustees Chair Gidget Kidd today announced the formation of an 18-member chancellor search committee.
Ralph Baric receives O. Max Gardner Award for coronavirus research
Ralph Baric, Ph.D., the William R. Kenan, Jr., Distinguished Professor at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been named the recipient of the 2021 Oliver Max Gardner Award.
PBS North Carolina Partners with the UNC System on The Innovators
PBS North Carolina, in partnership with the UNC System and the Board of Governors Committee on Historically Minority-Serving Institutions (HMSI), announces the new series The Innovators: The Transformative Power of NC’s Historically Black and American Indian Universities. Comprised of digital shorts that begin rollout online on September 20 and a one-hour broadcast special on October 18, the series will bring focus to the six public HMSIs across North Carolina – Elizabeth City State University (ECSU), Fayetteville State University (FSU), North Carolina A&T State University (N.C. A&T), North Carolina Central University (NCCU), UNC Pembroke (UNCP) and Winston-Salem State University (WSSU).
UNC Board of Governors to meet on Thursday, September 16
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in regular session at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. A total of eight committee meetings of the Board will be held starting on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021.
NC Education Leaders Address Increasing Statewide Teacher Pipeline
North Carolina education leaders signed an agreement Monday to address the critical teacher shortage in the state. President Thomas Stith of the North Carolina Community College System and President Peter Hans of the University of North Carolina System made a joint announcement of their new Comprehensive Articulation Agreement that will increase opportunities for community college students to transfer to teacher education programs within the UNC System. It is effective fall 2021.
UNC System launches statewide Mental Health First Aid initiative
As part of an ongoing effort to address rising mental health needs among students, the University of North Carolina System will pilot Mental Health First Aid training for staff, faculty, students, and campus police across the state.
UNC System receives $2 million in grants for literacy initiative
An ongoing literacy initiative at UNC education schools, spearheaded by the University of North Carolina System, will be backed by generous grants from two private foundations in the state.
Board to meet in regular session July 22, 2021
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in regular session at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday July 22, 2021. A total of 6 committee meetings of the Board will be held starting on Wednesday, July 21, 2021.
Presidential Assessment Committee to meet Monday, July 12, 2021
The UNC Board of Governors Presidential Assessment Committee will meet in regular session at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, July 12, 2021 to conduct its regular annual assessment of presidential performance.
UNC System announces presidential scholars for 2021-22 academic year
University of North Carolina System President Peter Hans announced today that three recent graduates of UNC System institutions will serve as Presidential Scholars for the 2021-22 academic year. As part of an annual program, Presidential Scholars serve a one-year appointment and provide a wide range of professional functions for the UNC System Office.
UNC System awards North Carolina Principal Fellow Program grants
The University of North Carolina System announces that six System institutions are the recipients of recurring grants from the North Carolina Principal Fellows Program (NCPFP).
UNC System awards three ROI grants for 2022-24
Three research teams from universities within the University of North Carolina System have been awarded grants through the University of North Carolina’s Research Opportunities Initiative.
NC Teaching Fellows Program adds three new partner institutions
The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission has selected Fayetteville State University, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University and University of North Carolina at Pembroke to serve as additional partner institutions for the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program.