UNC Business & Administration

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Business & Administration.

UNC is spending more than ever on athletics. Here’s where the money is going

UNC spent a record $188 million on athletics during the 2024-25 academic year, a total that includes nearly $14 million for upfront revenue-sharing payments to athletes for using their name, image, and likeness. The Tar Heels had a $14 million deficit during the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2025, according to its annual financial report to the NCAA. (WRAL.com)

Martina Ballen On Being A Trailblazer And Seeing The Possibilities

"I'm Martina Ballen. And I am a Tar Heel." It's how she introduces herself — plainly, confidently, without flourish. For Ballen, that identity has never needed explanation. UNC has been home for most of her life, and the work she has done here has always felt less like a career and more like a responsibility. "I have been at UNC for 38-and-a-half years." (GoHeels.com)

James Spurling, Longtime UNC Athletics Staff Member, Passes Away

James Spurling, whose selfless nature, honesty, commitment to teamwork, and dedication to all things Tar Heels wove him through the tapestry of Carolina for more than five decades, passed away suddenly on Thursday morning. The long-time Director of Kenan Stadium and the Kenan Football Center and Massey Award winner was 68. (GoHeels.com)

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)

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