Silent Sam may soon find a new home nowhere near the UNC-Chapel Hill campus. The UNC System Board of Governors announced Wednesday, Nov. 26, it had entered a consent agreement with the North Carolina chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans over the fate of the Confederate memorial, which stood for more than a century...
Silent Sam should not return to the Chapel Hill campus, the leader of the University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors says. Protesters felled the Confederate statue some nine months ago. Board chairman Harry Smith told reporters Wednesday, May 22, his views and opinions have “evolved greatly,” and the board is working hard to...
People wanting to learn the fate of Silent Sam will have to wait a bit longer. The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has approved an extension of the deadline for board members to devise a plan for the confederate monument. Originally, a UNC BOG task force on Silent Sam had until March 15...
The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill will have a new chancellor, at least for a few months. Kevin Guskiewicz, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill, was named new interim chancellor Wednesday, Feb. 6. Guskiewicz will fill the temporary position after former UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt officially departed Jan. 31....
An after-action report on the toppling of Silent Sam reveals “serious deficiencies” in how UNC-Chapel Hill law enforcement handled the situation. The UNC Board of Governors voted to make the report public Jan 15 and disclosed it the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 1. The UNC-Chapel Hill police department and the university administration have been criticized...
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include additional comments. Much of the controversy surrounding Silent Sam can be traced to a 2015 law protecting historical monuments from removal or relocation without official approval. Some Democratic lawmakers aim to resolve the controversy by heading straight to the source. Rep. Pricey Harrison, D-Guilford; Rep. Evelyn...
The UNC system is looking for someone to serve as interim chancellor for UNC-Chapel Hill after former Chancellor Carol Folt’s sudden departure. But it’s unclear who might want the job when it also means taking on Silent Sam. When Folt announced her plan to step down at the end of the academic year, she decided...
UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt is leaving her job at the end of the month. On Monday, Jan. 14, Folt announced her plans to leave her position in Chapel Hill at the end of the academic year and to remove Silent Sam’s pedestal from campus. Then, Tuesday, Jan. 15, after the controversial Confederate statue’s...
UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt will leave her job at the end of the academic year, and Silent Sam’s pedestal is going with her, she announced to the UNC Board of Governors in an emergency closed session meeting Jan. 14. Folt cited security concerns as the primary reason for the decision to remove the...
The UNC-Chapel Hill faculty wants a seat at the table for discussions over the fate of Silent Sam. The Faculty Council last month approved a resolution for a faculty committee dedicated to providing input to university administration about what to do with the Confederate statue. “Faculty Council shall establish a committee of faculty who represent...
The saga of Silent Sam will continue into 2019. Last year ended with a modest truce. A group of faculty and teaching assistants pulled back a threat to withhold student grades if the Confederate monument were returned to its original site on McCorkle Place on the UNC Chapel Hill campus. But the UNC System’s Board...
