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Starting Wednesday, all undergraduate in-person instruction will be remote at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, pictured in 2015. Gerry Broome/AP hide caption

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The Board of Trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill voted to lift a moratorium on renaming campus buildings and memorials. About 30 campus buildings are thought to have namesakes with ties to white supremacy or slavery. Gerry Broome/AP hide caption

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Sylvia Hatchell, who has led the Tar Heels since 1986, did not address the allegations against her or the findings of the independent report. Robert Franklin/AP hide caption

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UNC-Chapel Hill students are unhappy with a university proposal to display a confederate statue in a new building. Police stand guard after the statue, known as Silent Sam, was toppled by protesters on campus in August. Gerry Broome/AP hide caption

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A Confederate Statue Continues To Stir Unrest At UNC-Chapel Hill

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The Bell Tower looms over the campus at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, which has avoided major penalties over a long-running academic scandal that involved its sports teams. Gerry Broome/AP hide caption

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North Carolina's Joel Berry II drives around Gonzaga's Przemek Karnowski during the first half of Monday's NCAA college basketball tournament title game in Glendale, Ariz. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption

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Bradley Opere, student body president at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, is a trailblazer in a blazer. Jason Beaubien/NPR hide caption

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Kenyan 'Wonk' Breaks Barriers As Student Body Prez At UNC

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