Spellings says her time to lead UNC has come and gone By Kari Travis/Carolina Journal News Service Oct 29, 2018 Oct 29, 2018 Updated Mar 19, 2019 0 UNC President Margaret Spellings (left), and former UNC Board of Governors Chairman Lou Bissette. (CJ photo by Kari Travis) Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Kari Travis/Carolina Journal News Service CHAPEL HILL — The leader of the University of North Carolina System announced she is leaving her post after just two-and-a-half years on the job.kAm&}r !C6D:56?E |2C82C6E $A6==:?8D[ 7@C>6C &]$] D64C6E2CJ @7 65F42E:@? 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First redistricting reform bill features nonpartisan commission RALEIGH — A nonpartisan commission would replace lawmakers in drawing election maps if a bill introduced Wednesday becomes law.
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Legal battle over HB2 returns to federal court in Winston-Salem on June 25 North Carolina’s House Bill 2, widely decried as discriminatory against gay and transgender people, may have been repealed, but the legal figh…
Western Carolina's provost will be acting chancellor Chancellor David Belcher is taking medical leave to seek further treatment for a brain tumor. Alison Morrison-Shetlar will be acting chancellor.
The Syllabus: How higher ed fared in the state budget UNC system President Margaret Spellings seems pretty happy with how the state budget turned out. She has plenty of reasons for optimism.
