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.
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, 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, 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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
The UNC Board of Governors Presidential Assessment Committee will meet in regular session at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, June 7, 2021 to conduct its regular annual assessment of presidential performance.
Forty-six students from 10 of North Carolina’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been selected to participate in the North Carolina Governor’s HBCU Internship Program this summer.
The University of North Carolina System has named six students as 2021 Marian Drane Graham Scholars. The scholars will participate in an eight-week immersive and experiential summer program, designed to help the students develop leadership skills and gain a better understanding of key issues facing public higher education.
The UNC Staff Assembly has presented the 2020 Erskine B. Bowles Staff Service Award to Dr. Veronia Cateté, a research scientist at NC State University.
The University of North Carolina System will rapidly expand mental health services for students statewide with a $5 million grant from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund. The announcement comes alongside the release of the UNC System’s report, “Healthy Minds, Strong Universities: Charting a Course to More Sustainable Student Mental Health Care.”
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in regular session at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 27, 2021 via conference call. A total of 7 committee meetings of the Board will be held starting on Wednesday, May 26, 2021.
The University of North Carolina System has named a select group of 24 participants to its Executive Leadership Institute.
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has selected 17 outstanding faculty members to receive the 2021 Awards for Excellence in Teaching.
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in regular session at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 22, 2021 via conference call. A total of 8 committee meetings of the Board will be held starting on Wednesday, April 21, 2021.
The University of North Carolina System has launched #EssentialUNC, a social media campaign that celebrates hardworking faculty and staff across the 17-campus system.
The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission has selected 118 individuals for the 2021 class of the North Carolina Teaching Fellows.
The UNC Board of Governors Subcommittee of the O. Max Gardner Award will meet on Monday, March 29, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. via video conference call.
The University of North Carolina System will receive 20,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to distribute next week as institutions ramp up preparations to vaccinate students.
The University of North Carolina System is launching a new website, OpenUNC, to make it easier to access research and other educational resources.
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The University of North Carolina System in March will host a series of virtual events exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on student mental health.
The 2021 Virtual Behavioral Health Convening is an opportunity for representatives from the System’s 17 institutions to share best practices, programs and ideas that help nurture healthy campus communities. The theme, “RESILIENCE,” speaks to the challenges campuses have faced during the 2020-21 academic year. Sessions will examine COVID-19’s effects on the mental health of students, faculty and staff.
Darrell Allison, a longtime education advocate and champion of North Carolina’s historically minority-serving institutions, was named the 12th chancellor of Fayetteville State University on Thursday.