Kenan Theatre Company's poetry project encourages students to express themselves

"Poetry allows us to express our experience in more than just a literal sense.” 

UNC remembers the Holocaust 75 years after Auschwitz’s liberation

The annual Holocaust Remembrance Day event was held Monday evening in Hill Hall to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. About ...

UNC graduates who were active in Civil Rights Movement lend voices to Silent Sam case

A group of alumni plans to submit an amicus brief to the Orange County court system by Wednesday. Some of those involved would like to see the money from ...

UNC's lagging faculty salaries discussed at Faculty Executive Committee meeting

“Very rarely is someone gonna move their family and come to a new location and come in and be told, ‘Well, we really love you, we want you to join ...

Column: The right to literacy, and SCALE's 30 years of service

'I can come through it as well': Duke dean speaks to students about impostor syndrome

Dean of Duke University’s Trinity College of Arts and Science Valerie Ashby led a discussion on impostor syndrome on Friday. 

Can't afford to study abroad? This new UNC initiative could help

44 percent of undergraduates currently study abroad, according to the vice provost for global affairs and chief global officer. Those who don't study ...

Meet these UNC professor friends trying to cure Alzheimer's together

A pair of professors has received a grant for $3.1 million from the National Institute on Aging to research potential cures for Alzheimer’s Disease. ...

Continuing MLK's legacy: The 39th annual MLK Jr. lecture connected King's life to today

The 39th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Keynote Lecture and Award Ceremony was titled I Am Because We Are: Interrelated Realities, based on a quote from ...

Chase's new lactose-free ice cream leaves a bad taste in some Tar Heels' mouths

Chase got new, lactose-free ice cream to replace its traditional soft serve. Here's how the UNC community is reacting to it. 

Advisory Committee discusses search for chief diversity officer and new faculty

The committee also discussed how the state's new budget would impact University departments. 

UNC implements Paid Parental Leave benefit for employees with new children

The UNC Office of Human Resources enacted a new policy earlier this month that benefits University staff and non-faculty members seeking paid maternity ...

Watchdog complaint calls for state investigation and penalties against SCV

A decorated government watchdog is attributing years of illegal political activity to the North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc. in ...

MLK's visit to UNC planted the seed for Black activists of today

In 1959, there were only 26 Black students enrolled at UNC. Since Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at the University the following year, the enrollment and ...

The medics of the sky: how Carolina Air Care transports critical patients

In the limited space of the helicopter, Hooks and Snow provide critical care throughout the duration of the flight, using ventilation devices and IV drips. ...

Meet the UNC students working on Democratic presidential campaigns

With the Democratic primary season in full swing and the 2020 presidential election quickly approaching, hear from some UNC students on what compelled ...

Election precinct changes could make voting on campus easier this year

Recent measures to make student One Cards valid voter IDs and to add a super precinct could impact student voter turnout in the upcoming election.  ...

Board of Governors urges General Assembly to end state budget impasse

The UNC-System Board of Governors met Friday and passed a resolution addressing the General Assembly's budget impasse. 

Faculty Council met in the midst of a budget impasse and lasting Silent Sam concerns

January's Faculty Council meeting featured discussions about the new Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward, Carolina Next: Innovation for Public ...