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University issues Alert Carolina for emergency tornado warning

By Lucy Marques | September 27

The University has issued two an Alert Carolinas and activated the emergency sirens because of a tornado warning in the area.

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UNC celebrates 15th annual First Amendment Day

By Maeson Wagner | September 27

The UNC Center for Media Law and Policy worked with campus groups to create a schedule of speakers, trivia and a voter registration drive.

School of Information and Library Sciences celebrates 50-year partnership with the EPA

By Nina Levret de Melo | September 26

The Environmental Protection Agency provides SILS with money to operate and staff the EPA's Research Triangle Park library with five full-time contracted ...

University opens walk-in mini clinic in Student Stores

By Allison Hurley | September 26

UNC's Mini Clinic held a soft-opening September 12, acting as a central-campus location for non-emergent student-health needs.

'Window to the past': University Archives provide context, historical documents

By Alice Scott | September 25

Wilson Library's University Archives collection, which dates back to the University's founding, can provide context for the campus community to better ...

Trump-backed UNC Board of Trustees member David Boliek runs for state auditor

By Emmy Benton | September 25

Boliek runs for auditor even with current BOT position.

'No business as usual': UNC community reflects on SJP walkout

By Akash Bhowmik | September 24

At a Thursday UNC Students for Justice in Palestine event beginning at Wilson Library, hundreds of demonstrators participated to call for University divestment ...

Supreme Court affirmative action decision from 2023 affects UNC admissions practices

By Aisha Baiocchi | September 23

To comply with the decision, the University changed some aspects of its admissions process, including new essay prompts and tools to consider other aspects ...

UNC Students for Justice in Palestine receive NC Peacemaker Award

By Lily Kane | September 22

UNC graduate student Hashem Amireh accepted the Peacemaker Award from NC Peace Action on behalf of UNC SJP for their actions "facing arrest and suspension ...

Following student survey, University announces new career hub

By Alyssa Acevedo | September 22

The Career Hub, recommended by the Student Career & Life Skills Working Group, includes information from all 34 career units on campus.

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protestors hold walkout, spray paint University buildings

By Laney Crawley | September 19

A protest led by UNC Students for Justice in Palestine

‘No one has provided me with clear answers’: Four inaugural faculty leave SCiLL

By Aidan Lockhart | September 19

UNC's School of Civic Life and Leadership has undergone significant faculty turnover since its inception, hiring 11 new faculty members this August.

Fate of UNC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion program participants remain unclear

By Regan Butler | September 17

Students involved in programs under the D&I Office struggled to respond to the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy change. The decision resulted ...

Students see admissions' diversity impact since affirmative action repeal

By Claire Harutunian | September 17

Following a ruling against affirmative action, UNC admitted lower percentages of students from minority demographic groups for the fall 2024 incoming ...

DEI budget cuts create uncertain future for students and faculty

By Caleb Herrera | September 17

Jerry Wilson, director of policy and advocacy at the Center for Racial Equity in Education, said that there are grounds to challenge the policy change. ...

Student organizations discuss the impact of the loss of DEI on the LGBTQ community

By Michael Singleton | September 17

“I'm going to love my fellow humans, and I don't need institutional funds to do it,” SPark, a former DEI fellow, said. “I think that is a view that's ...

How the DEI repeal affects students' mental health

By Keerthana Gotur | September 16

The recent DEI repeal has and will continue to have pressing impacts on students' mental health.

'Richer for everybody': experts explain diversity, equity and inclusion

By Zora Hollie | September 16

Professors Frank Baumgartner and Keely Muscatell weigh in on what diversity, equity and inclusion mean to them.

Following the money: University moves millions amid DEI program cuts

By Madeleine Ahmadi and Daneen Khan | September 16

After the UNC System Board of Governors repealed system-wide policy requiring Diversity, Equity and Inclusion services this May, UNC-CH and all other ...

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'Keep fighting': student government maintains DEI efforts despite repeal

By Maria Sullivan | September 16

The UNC Executive Branch continues Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts after UNC Board of Governors repeals policy requirements.