UNC Business & Administration

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Business & Administration.

Video: Carolina Insider - Interview with Rick Barakat

North Carolina Athletics' new Chief Revenue Officer Rick Barakat joined Jones Angell and Adam Lucas in the Carolina Insider Podcast studio to discuss increasing UNC's revenue, Chapel Thrill Game Day, and more. (View Video)

Carolina Insider Podcast: Football Updates, Chancellor Roberts Interview, Montross Day Of Service

The season opener against TCU is getting closer as UNC Football moves into game prep (3:27). Chancellor Lee Roberts joins for a terrific interview to discuss UNC, Carolina athletics, and his 500-mile bike ride across the state (38:24). Plus, the upcoming Montross Day of Service (1:16:00) and more. (Listen To Podcast)

Video: How will UNC athletics change, if at all, when Bubba Cunningham is in a different role?

Bubba Cunningham, UNC Director of Athletics, joins the Adam Gold Show to discuss how North Carolina athletics might evolve with his future change of position, the latest developments for Tar Heel sports this upcoming season, and more. (View Video)

Video: Carolina Insider - Bubba Cunningham Discusses UNC's Revenue Sharing Plan and More

University of North Carolina Director of Athletics Bubba Cunningham joins Jones Angell and Adam Lucas in the Carolina Insider Podcast studio ahead of the 2025-26 athletics and academic year to talk about UNC's revenue sharing plan and much more. (View Video)

Steve Newmark’s UNC contract is packed with potential bonuses

Steve Newmark is set to earn $600,000 during the upcoming school year before his salary increases to $1 million when he takes over as UNC’s athletics director on July 1, 2026. Newmark will serve this year as executive associate director of athletics, while Bubba Cunningham remains in charge for the upcoming school year. Read his entire contract here. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Chansky’s Notebook: New Pathways

The athletic director knows where the money is. Bubba Cunningham said last week that UNC’s first revenue share is splitting up the $20.5 million with 65 percent to football, 35 percent to men’s basketball, and if any leftovers, women’s hoops and baseball might get some of the pie. But Courtney Banghart’s and Scott Forbes’ programs will benefit regardless. (Chapelboro.com)

Bubba Cunningham's New Role at UNC Will Further Focus on Carolina North

Plans to involve Bubba Cunningham in UNC's vision for Carolina North were made official in Cunningham’s new contract. Cunningham will move into a senior advisor role July 1, 2026. The first item in his set of responsibilities is “overseeing the development of the Carolina North project — planning, funding, and execution of construction of major facilities.” (Inside Carolina)

New Era, But Not Enough Money

Women’s sports are worth investing in, and UNC Athletics Directory Bubba Cunningham realizes this. Look no further than the volleyball and softball squads, where recent hires have raised UNC’s profiles. The problem is that there is only so much money to go around and two programs on campus that drive revenue — football and men’s basketball. (Tar Heel Blog)

UNC adjusts default revenue-sharing, favoring men’s basketball; women’s basketball has $1M payroll

UNC athletics director Bubba Cunningham laid out on Friday how the Tar Heels will distribute their revenue-sharing pool among four sports, including doling out a larger slice to men’s basketball than the standard split, and creating a women’s basketball payroll of over $1 million. "We tried to match who generated the money, their team got it." (Tar Heel Tribune)

Carolina Insider Podcast: Football Training Camp, Basketball Roster, Bubba Cunningham, Rick Barakat

UNC Football is about halfway through training camp (4:07). Carolina announced the 2025-26 men's basketball roster (12:09). AD Bubba Cunningham discusses UNC's revenue sharing plan (29:29). Chief Revenue Officer, Rick Barakat, talks about growing Carolina's revenue, Chapel Thrill Game Day, and more (44:48). (Listen To Podcast)

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