UNC Board of Trustees approves policy for renaming campus buildings

Posted Jul 19, 2020
The University Board of Trustees followed up on its June 17 decision to lift the moratorium on changing building names by approving a new name removal process. Trustees voted 12-1 to approve guidelines for removing names, so the University can ensure each decision ensures that the names on campus "reflect the highest ideals of our University.” (UNC.edu)

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