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2025-26 Bubba Cunningham Athletic Director’s Scholar-Athletes Recognized

Honoring success and dedication in the classroom, 26 student-athletes were celebrated Monday as the 2025-26 Bubba Cunningham Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete Award recipients. All selected student-athletes for this distinction have attained the highest level of academic achievement during their careers as student-athletes at North Carolina. (GoHeels.com)

Martina Ballen, Hubert West Named Tar Heel Trailblazers

Carolina Athletics will honor long-time administrator Martina Ballen and former UNC track and field athlete and coach Hubert West with 2026 Tar Heel Trailblazer awards. The award recognizes individuals who paved the way for success in the student-athlete experience, spotlighting pioneers who have made lasting contributions at UNC and beyond. (GoHeels.com)

Bubba Cunningham relishes Olympic leadership role

He won’t carry a hockey stick, ride a bobsled, ski down a hill, or do a triple axel, but there will be a Tar Heel at the Winter Olympics. UNC Athletic Directory Bubba Cunningham is headed to Italy for the Games. Since 2023, Cunningham has served on the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee Board of Directors. "I feel fortunate to be in this position." (UNC.edu)

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)

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