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Dear Carolina Community, I write to share that Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Robert A. Blouin will step down from his position by the end of this calendar year and resume his work as the Vaughn and Nancy Bryson Distinguished Professor in the Eshelman School of Pharmacy. A well-respected educator, innovator, researcher and administrator, Bob has been a source of unwavering support for the University, guiding some of our most important and challenging work. Bob was named Carolina’s 15th provost in August 2017. Every day, he has conducted his role with the utmost dignity and respect fo...

After more than a year of remote learning, UNC is looking ahead to a “traditional” fall semester. With rigorous COVID-19 precautions and more students having received their vaccine, university leaders said they look forward to welcoming students back on campus. UNC is planning a return to normal campus operations by mid-July – allowing a month between students returning to campus in August and employees returning in July. During the summer session, most classes will remain remote with select classes like labs meeting in-person. Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said he understands the complic...

Dear Carolina Community, We’ve reached the final month of the semester, and Carolina is experiencing for the first time in many months a sense of enthusiasm and hope knowing that we are on track for a successful end to the 2020-2021 academic year. We want to thank everyone for their personal sacrifice. Your commitment to following our COVID-19 Community Standards has helped make this possible. We are writing to provide you with some updates about the summer and fall campus operations. While we are optimistic about the increased pace of the vaccine campaign and what that means for our campus...

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In a message to the campus community Friday, UNC leaders said the university hopes to make a full return to in-person instruction in the fall. “We are encouraged by the increasing pace of the vaccine rollout and decreasing trend in COVID-19 case counts locally,” said UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz and Vice Chancellor and Provost Robert Blouin in their letter to the community. “The latest projections are that vaccines will be widely available by late spring. We continue to urge you to get vaccinated as soon as you can – having as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible is our ...