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Millions more in budget cuts are coming to UNC-Chapel Hill – and somehow, this seemed to be a surprise to the very people tasked with making the decision.  At last week’s Board of Trustees meeting, the board voted for $16.5 million in new …

The following post was submitted to The Coalition for Carolina by Dr. Lloyd Kramer. Kramer is a professor emeritus of history and former chair of the Faculty Council at UNC, Chapel Hill. UNC Should Not Close its Global Studies Centers. The recent announcement …

The Daily Tar Heel recently sat down with Chancellor Lee Roberts to talk with him about what’s been going on at Carolina and, more specifically, the closing of the area centers that we wrote about last week. The full interview is informative and worth a read. The …

Happy new year, Tar Heels and friends! We are excited for the year ahead and the work we will do together over the next 12 months to support Carolina and its mission. We want to start this year by highlighting an important announcement …

Friends, Happy holidays from all of us at the Coalition for Carolina. This year was an action-packed one for UNC and higher education, and we thank you for standing with us through the ups and downs. We also want to use this final …

At the start of 2025, we wrote to you about January’s big news – the hiring of Bill Belichick as UNC’s football coach. Now as 2025 wraps and we’re at the conclusion of Belichick’s first season as coach, it feels fitting to revisit …

Recently, we’ve seen too many instances of University leaders and governance bypassing faculty input and undermining standard decision-making protocol – from Trustees meddling in the Bill Belichick hiring process to fast-tracking the creation of the School of Civic Life and Leadership (SCiLL) without …

We hope you had a very happy Thanksgiving and are enjoying the start of the holiday season. We’ve been thankful to share some exciting and encouraging Carolina news with you recently – from three UNC students being awarded prestigious Rhodes Scholarships to Chancellor …

Friends, The Thanksgiving season is upon us, and we want to wish you a very happy holiday from all of us at the Coalition for Carolina. We hope you get to spend some quality time with family and friends and reflect on what …

The Rhodes Scholarship announcements were released this week, and for the second time in Carolina history, three Tar Heels have been named Rhodes scholars in the same year. Congratulations to Tiana Dinham, Rotimi Kukoyi and Gabrielle Moreau! Established in 1902, the Rhodes scholarship …