Climate Cools at UNC Trustees Meeting, Chancellor Defends Bubba Cunningham

Posted May 17, 2024
UNC interim chancellor Lee Roberts and trustee Ralph Meekins came to Bubba Cunningham's defense, days after some UNC Board of Trustees members questioned his management while approving an audit of the Tar Heels' athletic department. "We don't have a more capable, more experienced, more talented senior administrator here at Carolina." (Inside Carolina)

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