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UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts calls fervent Smith Center debate 'a positive'

There has been plenty of discussion surrounding the potential relocation or renovation of the Smith Center this week - and that's putting it lightly. While Chancellor Lee Roberts has been adamant that no decision has been made on the future of the arena, he took the time to illuminate some of the factors the university is weighing in the thought process. (MSN.com)

Student Seating, Fan Experience, Wins: UNC Chancellor Comments on Dean Smith Center’s Future

UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts addressed members of the media during the most recent meeting of the university’s Board of Trustees Thursday. During his comments, Roberts addressed speculation surrounding the future of the Dean E. Smith Center. The potential relocation of the program away from the Dean E. Smith Center has been met with pushback. (Chapelboro.com)

UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts Joins College Football Playoff Board of Managers

University of North Carolina Chancellor Lee H. Roberts has been named to the College Football Playoff Board of Managers. Roberts replaces Clemson University President Jim Clements, who retired on December 31, 2025. Comprised of 11 University Presidents and Chancellors, the board governs College Football Playoff business, property, and affairs. (The ACC)

Video: UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts Discusses Carolina North

Chancellor Lee Roberts discusses UNC's plans to begin work on a second campus, a project university officials consider the most important expansion of the state system’s flagship Chapel Hill campus in 250 years. The project would be located on more than 200 acres of university-owned land about two miles from main campus. (View Video)

John Preyer, UNC Board member who was key in bringing Belichick to Carolina, stepping down

A key figure on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees who was part of the bid to bring Bill Belichick to the school is leaving. John Preyer has stepped down from the board. Preyer informed the board Friday. Preyer was the chairman of the board and an integral member of UNC’s search committee for the Tar Heels’ next football coach. (WRAL.com)

Josh Borfitz Named Senior Associate AD/CFO Of Carolina Athletics

Josh Borfitz, Carolina Athletics' Associate Athletic Director/Controller since 2017, has been promoted to Senior Associate Athletic Director/Chief Financial Officer. He will transition to his new role over the next month as Senior Associate AD/CFO Martina Ballen, who's worked in the UNC Athletics Business Office the last 38 years, retires at the end of January. (GoHeels.com)

Chansky’s Notebook: Save the Smith Center!

A skirmish has begun over the Dean Smith Center moving off campus to the old Chapel Hill Airport site on MLK Boulevard. Though no official announcement has been made, it sure looks like Chancellor (and Duke graduate) Lee Roberts is leaning in that direction, although he says he is still open to another option whether his bosses in Raleigh will let him. (Chapelboro.com)

Video: IC Podcast - UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts Two Years In

Chancellor Lee Roberts has been on the job at UNC for nearly two years and in that time, the landscape of college athletics has changed dramatically. Inside Carolina’s Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley discuss the past two years of Roberts’s tenure, the decisions made and the decisions ahead. (View Video)

Top Stories of 2025: Changes at the UNC Athletic Department

On July 1, UNC Athletics Directory Bubba Cunningham announced he will be transitioning to a new role with the university in the summer of 2026, one which will see him work closely with UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts. At the same time, the school announced the hiring of Steve Newmark to essentially serve as Cunningham’s athletic director-in-waiting. (Chapelboro.com)

Carolina Insider Podcast: UNC vs. Georgetown recap, CFP Bracket, Rams Club Director Seth Reeves

UNC Basketball put together one of its better performances of the season to-date defeating a solid Georgetown team, 81-61 (3:19). The CFP Bracket has been announced and it could lead to some big changes in college football (17:06). Plus, Seth Reeves, the new Executive Director of the Rams Club, joins (36:19). (Listen To Podcast)

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