After a years-long investigation, UNC has cleared another hurdle with its accreditation body. The Board of Directors of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges reaffirmed the University of North Carolina’s accreditation for the next 10 years at its meeting on Tuesday. The university announced the extension in a press release on Tuesday evening. The (…)

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Board of Directors voted Thursday to release UNC-Chapel Hill from the probationary status the university has been in for a year, officials confirmed. The board met for the past four days and concluded its meeting Thursday. The board (…)

The board of directors of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges is meeting with the University of North Carolina on the agenda this week. The board is reviewing UNC’s accreditation status after the university spent the last academic year on probation following the publication of the Wainstein report in the newspaper (…)

UNC sent its first monitoring report to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools on March 11. SACS had informed the university last June that it would maintain its accreditation but that UNC would be placed under a one-year probation due to the academic scandal in the former Department of African American Studies. Part of the report (…)

UNC’s Office of Accreditation paid them a visit this week. This came after the university was placed on probation by the organization after details came to light that students, including athletes, were receiving high grades in courses that required little or no coursework. These problems were officially disclosed in the Wainstein report. UNC’s Office of Accreditation – (…)

The University of North Carolina says it is taking steps to ensure ethical behavior and integrity throughout the university. According to a presentation by two working groups to the UNC Board of Trustees, UNC is about to launch a new website where individuals on campus can report “unethical behavior and integrity issues” (…)

UNC Chancellor Carol Folt has just begun her third academic year at the helm of UNC. She spoke with WCHL’s Blake Hodge about a range of topics surrounding campus. You can listen to individual segments of the discussion below: Folt discusses her top priorities for the new year and a self-assessment of her first two years (…)

UNC has released the letter it received from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) on July 1. The letter informed the university that SACS is placing it on probation for 12 months due to an academic fraud scandal in which more than 3,000 students received credit for fake courses. Chancellor Carol Folt said earlier (…)

UNC has received a letter from its accrediting agency outlining the decision to place Carolina on probation in mid-June, the university said Tuesday. READ MORE: UNC placed on probation by SACS Carolina issued a statement acknowledging receipt of the letter and saying the university is now reviewing the letter and that early next week (…)

Forward Zayden High, who spent his first year in the 2023-24 season in the UNC men’s basketball program, is no longer enrolled at the university. The program released an official statement Tuesday afternoon confirming High’s departure. High was rated as a four-star recruit and ranked among the top 100 young players in his class. Originally (…)