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.
In-state tuition across the University of North Carolina System will remain frozen for the fifth straight year. At the same time, five-year graduation rates across the System have reached record highs.
Dr. Billy Ogletree of Western Carolina University received the 2020 Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service during today’s regular meeting of the UNC Board of Governors.
University of North Carolina System campuses will operate COVID-19 vaccine clinics in the coming weeks and months, with an emphasis on reaching underserved and rural populations.
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in regular session at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 18, 2021 via conference call. A total of 9 committee meetings of the Board will be held starting on Tuesday, February 16, 2021.
The UNC Board of Governors Committee on Budget and Finance will meet on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. via video conference call.
CHAPEL HILL, NC – New mobile freezers capable of capable of safely storing and transporting COVID-19 vaccine vials will soon arrive at all 15 research institutions within the UNC System. The N.C. Division of Emergency Management left the UNC-Chapel Hill loading dock this morning and currently is transporting 23 mobile cold-storage units throughout state in support of Operation Deep Freeze.
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in regular session at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 21, 2021 via conference call. A total of 8 committee meetings of the Board will be held on Wednesday, January 20, 2021.
CHAPEL HILL, NC – All 15 research institutions within the UNC System will soon be receiving 61 new freezers capable of safely storing COVID-19 vaccines at temperatures as low as -80 Celsius (-112 Fahrenheit). The freezers will support state and local public health agencies, hospitals, and pharmacies with the critical logistics of sub-zero storage and subsequent distribution of COVID-19 vaccines that started arriving in North Carolina this past week.
One of Greenville’s own, Dr. Philip G. Rogers, has been elected the 12th Chancellor of East Carolina University. During today’s regular meeting of the UNC Board of Governors, UNC System President Peter Hans nominated Dr. Rogers for the post. The Board of Governors of the 17-institution University of North Carolina System elected him unanimously.
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in regular session at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 17, 2020 via conference call. A total of 2 committee meetings of the Board will be held on Thursday, December 17, 2020. In addition, the Task Force on Pricing, Flexibility, and Affordability will meet 30 minutes upon the adjournment of the full meeting of the UNC Board of Governors.
The University of North Carolina System announces the launch of a new service that gives students at every constituent institution access to licensed mental health support, including after-hours when campus counseling centers are closed.
The UNC Racial Equity Task Force will meet on Friday, December 4, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. via video conference call.
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in regular session at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 19, 2020.
The UNC Board of Governors’ Subcommittee for the 2020 Governor Holshouser Award for Excellence in Public Service will meet Friday, November 13, 2020 at12:00 noon via video conference call.
The UNC System Racial Equity Task Force will meet today to discuss feedback from a System-wide survey and virtual town halls and receive input on its draft recommendations. The meeting starts at 1 p.m. and will be live streamed on UNC-TV.
The UNC Racial Equity Task Force will meet on Tuesday, November 10 from 1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. via video conference call.