UNC Board of Trustees votes to rename four campus buildings
Posted Jul 29, 2020
The UNC Board of Trustees voted to remove the names of Charles Aycock, Josephus Daniels, Julian Carr, and Thomas Ruffin Sr. from UNC campus buildings because of their ties to white supremacy in North Carolina. The Board voted 11-2 to remove each name during its meeting Wednesday, with Trustees John Preyer and Allie Ray McCullen voting against.
(Daily Tar Heel)
Related: Campus Connections
Farewell to the Well: UNC adopts interlocking NC as University-wide logoUNC is replacing its Old Well logo with the interlocking NC symbol, which was previously utilized for athletics only, as its primary branding. The new...
Sat Jan 17, 2026Eve Carson Scholarship Awards Students on Her 40th Birthday
The Eve Carson Scholarship, named for the student body president who was murdered in 2008, announced its latest cohort of recipients on what would have...
Fri Jan 16, 2026
Chase Rice Announces Hiatus From Touring, Admitting: ‘I’m Exhausted’
Chase Rice is stepping away from touring. In a poignant, vulnerable social media post, the country artist confessed that he was “exhausted. I haven’t been...
Tue Jan 13, 2026
UNC professor named National Book Award finalist
Almost every Thursday, Gabrielle Calvocoressi spends a couple of hours with students at the basketball courts near the Cobb Parking Deck. This weekly get-together, called...
Mon Jan 12, 2026
