Chancellor Folt on last day: 'I did what I thought was best, and I'm at peace with that'

Posted Jan 31, 2019
Chancellor Carol Folt made remarks and said good-bye to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill community on Thursday during a Board of Trustees meeting. Thursday marks Folt's last day as chancellor, but there's still no word on who will oversee the campus moving forward. "I feel a little bit like a senior -- although I am graduating a little bit early," Folt joked. (WRAL.com)

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