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.
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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.
Fayetteville State University designated the first Purple Heart University in UNC System
The Military Order of the Purple Heart has designated Fayetteville State University (FSU) a Purple Heart University, making FSU the first university in the University of North Carolina System to receive the honor. The Purple Heart University designation is in recognition of FSU’s history of supporting veterans and their families.
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.
ECU, Fayetteville State University advance partnership to benefit students, region
Leaders from East Carolina University and Fayetteville State University met at ECU’s Main Campus Student Center Friday to take the next step in a partnership intended to promote graduate recruitment and education; undergraduate student engagement and collaboration; and research, public service and scholarship.
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.
UNCW to Offer New Programs in Cybersecurity and Intelligent Systems Engineering
To expand STEM and critical workforce programs, UNC Wilmington will offer two new undergraduate degrees.
UNC System reaches record enrollment for the Fall 2021 semester
For the fourth consecutive year, the University of North Carolina System has reached record enrollment, according to census data for the Fall 2021 semester.
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.
UNCSA returns to in-person performances in 2021-22 with a sweeping season of dance, drama, music and film
UNCSA announces a return to live performance with a 2021-22 season that spans time-honored classics and works by today’s visionary composers, choreographers, filmmakers and playwrights who represent an array of stories and voices from throughout our contemporary world. The wide-ranging season includes film, dance, drama and music created and performed by talented students and world-class faculty, distinguished alumni and celebrated guest artists.
NCCU Announces 2021-2022 Cheatham-White Merit Scholars
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) will welcome 10 students to its Cheatham-White Merit Scholars Program in fall 2021 as part of the institution’s incoming class of 2025.
NC A&T joins Duke, other major partners, in $20M Artificial Intelligence Center
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is playing a critical role in the creation of Athena, a new artificial intelligence (AI) research center led by Duke University and including Yale, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and other prominent institutional partners. Funded by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Homeland Security, Athena is part of a $220 million investment in 11 AI research institutes engaging campuses in 40 states nationwide.
Elizabeth City State University, United Airlines Launch Partnership
Elizabeth City State University and United Airlines Aviate pilot career development program have partnered to train a new generation of pilots. On Friday, Aug. 27, on the ECSU campus, university officials will be joined by United Airlines representatives to launch a partnership that seeks to not only train future pilots, but also bring more women and people of color into the ranks of commercial aviation.
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.
New Fund Helps NC State Students Overcome COVID-19 Educational Impacts
The North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation has announced the creation of a Hardship Fund to increase its ongoing support of NC State’s Community College Collaboration (C3) program. This grant addendum will assist students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.