After talking with the Kenan family, the University has decided to change the football stadium's plaques to remove the honorific reference to William R. Kenan, Sr., to focus instead on the donor who made the gift, William R. Kenan, Jr.
At the Sept. 27 meeting of the University Board of Trustees, Chancellor Carol L. Folt announced the creation of the $2 million Florence Student Emergency Fund and discussed the next steps for the disposition of the Confederate monument.
As the University works toward a plan for the Confederate Monument’s “disposition and preservation," Carolina has created a dedicated email address for anyone to submit ideas about the statue’s future.
U.S. News & World Report ‘Best Colleges’ list ranks Carolina 30th overall.