UNC Board of Governors

A new UNC System policy could bring changes to how universities join and leave athletic conferences.

Hans recently spoke with WUNC's Brianna Atkinson about the chancellor search process, the challenging governance structure a chancellor faces, and how NC State chancellor Randy Woodson has avoided all the drama that seems to envelop Chapel Hill.

Lee Roberts will start as interim chancellor on Jan. 12, after Kevin Guskiewicz leaves to become president of Michigan State University.

Kevin Guskiewicz will be stepping down as chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill on Jan. 12. He is the third chancellor to leave the school in the past decade.

UNC-Greensboro is conducting an academic program review, which could lead to program cuts. Students, faculty and the UNCG community are worried humanities programs might be the first to go.

UNC-Wilmington went over their out-of-state student cap by 204 students.

The UNC System Board of Governors allocated $3.7 billion from the General Assembly. This includes investments in faculty salary increases, athletics and rural healthcare.

The UNC System's plans to keep tuition the same was met with concerns by some board members.

The commission wants to increase the size of the UNC System Board of Governors and university trustee boards, and give new appointments to the governor and the minority party in the General Assembly.

The new policy gives UNC System President Peter Hans a greater role in search committees for chancellors who lead public universities in North Carolina.