University of North Carolina Board of Governors

The University of North Carolina Board of Governors, known more commonly as the UNC Board of Governors, is the governing body of the University of North Carolina system.[1] The board is composed of 24 members, selected by the state legislature.

UNC Board of Governors
Governing board overview
Formed1971
Preceding agencies
  • NC Board of Trustees
  • NC Board of Higher Education
TypeUniversity system governing board
JurisdictionUniversity of North Carolina
HeadquartersChapel Hill, North Carolina
Governing board executives
  • Randall C. Ramsey, Chair
  • Wendy Floyd Murphy, Vice Chair
  • Pearl Burris-Floyd, Secretary
WebsiteBoard of Governors website

Overview

The board is charged with “the general determination, control, supervision, management, and governance” of the UNC system, a system of 17 campuses.[2] The current form of the Board was created in 1971.[3] One of the large roles of the board is the election of the UNC System President, currently William Roper.[4]

The board must elect a chair, vice chair, and secretary from within its voting membership for two-year terms that begin on July 1 of even-numbered years. The current executives are Randall C. Ramsey serving as chair, Wendy Floyd Murphy serving as vice chair, and Pearl Burris-Floyd serving as secretary.[5]

History

The Board of Governors was created in 1971 under Governor Bob Scott, replacing a previous system that was composed of a 100 person board that managed 6 state funded universities, and a State Board of Higher Education that managed 9 other universities. This centralized the governance of all public universities in the state by creating a 32 member board of governors for the UNC System, a board of trustees and chancellor for each university.

In 2019, Governor Cooper signed legislation to reduce the size of the Board of Governors to 24. [6]

References
  1. "Profiles: UNC Board of Governors Members".
  2. "UNC Board of Governors".
  3. "So What is the UNC-System Board of Governors?".
  4. "Roper named interim UNC president. He and Spellings will overlap for 2 weeks during transition".
  5. "Board of Governors | UNC System Office". www.northcarolina.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  6. "Running UNC has long been a numbers game".
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