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Author: Erin Gretzinger

Flagstock Promised a ‘Rager.’ It Mostly Left Questions. 

flagstock stage
The stage at Flagstock. (Photo by Erin Gretzinger)

Conservative operatives raised $500,000 after UNC fraternity brothers went viral last spring. It’s still not clear where all that money is going.

Published September 4, 2024
Categorized as Higher Education, Politics Tagged Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill

‘Nobody Knows Where the Line Is’

collage of photos including UNC-Greensboro and rpk consultants
Illustration of UNC-Greensboro and rpk GROUP by The Chronicle; photos by Julia Schmalz, The Chronicle; Makiya Seminera, AP; Carolyn de Berry, The Assembly; iStock

When cost-cutting universities hire consultants, who’s really making the decisions? UNC-Greensboro offers a case study.

Published August 28, 2024
Categorized as Higher Education Tagged 2024 Assembly Favorites, Greensboro, UNC Greensboro

Lee Roberts Named Next Chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill

UNC Interim chancellor Lee Roberts accompanies UNC Police as they rehang the U.S. flag. (Angelica Edwards for INDY Week)

The UNC System Board of Governors officially selected the former state budget chief for the top job on Friday.

Published August 9, 2024
Categorized as Education, Higher Education Tagged Chapel Hill, Lee Roberts

What Lee Roberts’ Interim Months Tell Us About How He’ll Lead UNC-Chapel Hill

Lee Roberts sitting behind a sign that says his name
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts speaks at the UNC Board of Trustees meeting on May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

The well-connected finance executive has been named the next chancellor. Here’s what people have made of his eight-month tenure as interim.

Published August 8, 2024
Categorized as Education, Higher Education Tagged Chapel Hill, Lee Roberts

UNC Frats Get Center Stage At RNC

Fiserv Forum during preparations for the RNC. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images)

The Trump campaign invited members of UNC fraternities who protected the flag to the Republican National Convention. Not everyone was enthused.

Published July 18, 2024
Categorized as Higher Education, Politics Tagged UNC Chapel Hill

NCSU’s Randy Woodson Announces Retirement

Randy Woodson, chancellor of N.C. State University. (Julia Wall for The Assembly)

Woodson stayed nearly three times longer than most college leaders. Now the UNC System must undertake yet another chancellor search.

Published July 18, 2024
Categorized as Higher Education Tagged N.C. State University, Raleigh

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