UNC Board Moves Meeting Because Of Possible Protest

The UNC board of governors is moving an upcoming meeting from Asheville to Chapel Hill. UNC officials say it's due to large scale planned protests meant to coincide with their meeting.

UNC at Asheville Chancellor Mary Grant notified students in an email that the move was made to avoid campus disruption at a critical time in the academic year.

Board Chairman Lou Bissette told members that Chapel Hill was better equipped to handle protests.

UNCA student Juliet Flam-Ross tells the News and Observer the protest would have been primarily composed of students opposed to the appointment of Margaret Spellings as president.

Spellings will still make scheduled visits to UNCA and Appalachian State University later this week, as part of her tour of the system's 17 campuses.

There has been a heavy police presence at UNC board meetings since several protesters were arrested late last year.