Editor’s note: The original version of this story stated in error that Phillip Dubois is chancellor of NC Central University, rather than UNC Charlotte. The story has been corrected. The University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors awarded thousands of dollars in raises to 10 of the system’s 17 chancellors. Several who didn’t get a...
Editor’s note: This story was corrected after initial publication to note that Margaret Spellings ordered the 360 review of Cecil Staton. The leader of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors says he’s cutting ties with East Carolina University. “After consultation with my leadership team on the UNC Board of Governors, UNC System President...
East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton has flatly denied any intent to resign early next year, contradicting sources Carolina Journal has cited. “I’m feeling today a little like I’m in the twilight zone. No, I have not accepted any kind of deal with anyone, and I certainly have not resigned as ECU’s chancellor, and that’s...
Editor’s Note, 3:15 p.m.: See update below. East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton will leave his post Jan. 1 — just before University of North Carolina System President Margaret Spellings leaves Jan. 15 — Carolina Journal has confirmed from sources familiar with the situation in Greenville. Staton, in past months the object of criticism from...
The University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors has confirmed Dr. William Roper, dean of UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine and CEO of UNC Health Care, as interim president of the UNC System. The announcement comes just one week after UNC President Margaret Spellings submitted her resignation to the board. Her contractual exit...
This story was updated noon Wednesday, Oct. 31. The University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors is expected to confirm Dr. William Roper, dean of UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine and CEO of UNC Health Care, as interim president of the UNC System, sources confirmed to Carolina Journal. The announcement comes just one...
The leader of the University of North Carolina System announced she is leaving her post after just 2 1/2 years on the job. UNC President Margaret Spellings, former U.S. secretary of education under the George W. Bush administration, offered her resignation Oct. 26, 2018. Her departure will be effective March 1, 2019. Spellings was elected...
The chairman of the University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors says board members are still dealing with communication challenges and “high emotions,” but he didn’t offer details. The board is “tackling some issues that have plagued the system for a long time,” Harry Smith said during an Oct. 10 board meeting. The Greenville...
Rumors that East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton could lose his job are false, despite documents showing tension between Staton and the UNC system’s Board of Governors, board leader Harry Smith told Carolina Journal. Times have changed for Staton since 2016, when the board unanimously elected him to lead ECU. Opinions of the former Georgia...
Two former members of Western Carolina University’s board of trustees recommended Tom Fetzer as interim chancellor at the university, Fetzer told Carolina Journal after the UNC Board of Governors July 27 meeting in Chapel Hill. Fetzer is a member of the Board of Governors, lobbyist, former Raleigh mayor, and long-time Republican activist and consultant. The...
The relationship between the University of North Carolina’s president and Board of Governors is strong, not strained, the board’s leading member said after the withdrawal of UNC President Margaret Spellings’ nominee for the open chancellorship at Western Carolina University. The statement follows a July 12 board meeting in which members were scheduled to vote on...
