2018 Winter Commencement
“Let empathy and compassion be your first and your second reaction.”
“Let empathy and compassion be your first and your second reaction.”
We write with mixed emotions to let you know that Vice Chancellor and General Counsel Mark Merritt will leave Carolina at the end of the year.
By now, I am sure you have seen that the UNC System Board of Governors turned back the plan presented by the Board of Trustees and me for the disposition of the Confederate Monument.
We are pleased to share that today the UNC Board of Governors appointed Dr. A. Wesley Burks CEO of UNC Health Care, Dean of the UNC School of Medicine, and vice chancellor for medical affairs.
We write you today to describe the four-part plan voted by the Board of Trustees this morning.
I write today to share an update on our efforts to develop the plan for the Confederate Monument that the Board of Trustees and I will be submitting to the Board of Governors.
We are very pleased to share with you that the UNC Board of Governors today appointed Dr. William L. Roper, dean of the UNC School of Medicine and CEO of UNC Health Care, as interim president of the UNC System.
On Saturday our nation experienced a tragic act of anti-Semitic violence and hatred with the killings of 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in the Squirrel Hill suburb of Pittsburgh.
"Our unique legacy demands that we continue to reconcile our past with our present and future and be the diverse and just community that is fitting for America’s first public university."
With heavy hearts, we write to share that Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Winston B. Crisp has decided to retire later this month.