Earlier this month, Chancellor Franklin Gilliam announced that he is eliminating several programs, majors and minors from the university.
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UNCW to lead project to help identify gravesites at historic African American cemetery
In Wilmington, the Maides Cemetery is a historic African American gravesite that dates back to the 19th century. It’s home to over 200 graves. Less than half of them, however, are identified. On Saturday, the Historic Wilmington Foundation and UNC-Wilmington plan to lead a project to identify more of those graves. The two are performing a ground-penetrating […]
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UNC System Board of Governors weighs athletic conferences change, testing waivers
The change would give the Board of Governors and UNC System President Peter Hans more sway in university decisions to join or leave athletic conferences.
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Q&A: UNC System President Peter Hans discusses UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor search
Soon, a 13-member search advisory committee will get to work to find the new, permanent chancellor at UNC-Chapel Hill.