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The Campaign for Carolina initiative allowed for fundraising growth over the decade

By Jackie Sizing | December 9

When it was publicly launched in 2017, Campaign for Carolina was one of the largest fundraising campaigns in the country and the biggest in the school’s ...

'From every single possible direction': Environmental steps over the decade

By Allie Kelly | December 9

From creating the Coal Free 2020 initiative to the current Three Zeros program, here's what UNC has done to address climate change over the last decade. ...

Silent Sam legal claim in question at Campus Safety Commission meeting

By Preston Lennon | December 6

The Campus Safety Commission met for its monthly meeting Wednesday and discussed issues surrounding the Silent Sam settlement.

'Reparations, retract or resign': Guskiewicz challenged on $2.5 million Silent Sam deal

By Allie Kelly | December 6

At a Faculty Council meeting on Friday, student protesters called on Guskiewicz to make reparations, retract or resign with regard to the Silent Sam settlement. ...

Police presence, settlement plan and UNC donations brought up at Silent Sam rally

By Maeve Sheehey | December 5

Black Student Movement and Black Congress organized a rally on Thursday to protest the Silent Sam decision.

‘We have made progress’: How UNC has advanced women on campus this past decade

By Evely Forte | December 5

This past decade, leadership roles at the University have been increasingly filled by women. A few of those leaders — along with other community members ...

Marriage, Bathrooms and organizing: LGBTQ+ rights over the decade

By Kyle Ingram | December 5

The past decade has included the creation of many new LGBTQ+ group on UNC's campus, but also included some harmful policies and University decisions that ...

Kenan dedication plaque removed over a year after change announced

By Erich Hess | December 4

The Kenan Memorial Stadium dedication plaque, which had ties to a white supremacist, was removed a couple days after the last UNC home football game. ...

Legal expert and presidential historian discuss impeachment at Public Discourse event

By Hunter Haskett | December 4

The Program for Public Discourse held its second event Tuesday to discuss impeachment.

The 2010s: the decade that changed everything

By Maeve Sheehey | December 4

The 2010s were, for many, the decade that changed everything for UNC. There was the NCAA scandal, Clery Act violations, massive turnover of legislators ...

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The athletic-academic scandal: How an NCAA investigation impacted the University

By Emily Holler | December 4

Years later, here's a look back at how the athletic-academic scandal and how it affected the University.

How the Republican takeover of the General Assembly changed the UNC System

By Maeve Sheehey and Anna Pogarcic | December 4

The General Assembly turned majority-Republican in 2010, and with it the Board of Governors experienced a significant turnover in membership.

After a decade of tuition increases, the General Assembly wrestles with affordability

By Kate Karstens | December 4

Tuition for in-state undergraduate and graduate students has increased over the decade, and legislators are considering what affordability means for them ...

On the steps of South Building: The decade according to UNC's chancellors

By Hannah Lang | December 4

Three chancellors have served this decade. The DTH talked to each of them about their time in the position.

A decade of activism changed sexual assault policy, but some say UNC still falls short

By Eva Ellenburg | December 3

UNC has faced major backlash over the way they handle sexual assault. While they have made many changes in the right direction, there is still work to ...

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Here's how on-campus crime and safety have changed over the past ten years

By Emily Orland | December 3

Here's how campus and Chapel Hill police have reacted to the changes in campus crime, and where they see potential concerns.

How 10 years of crime and public safety incidents affected the Chapel Hill community

By Jamey Cross | December 3

Here’s a look back at some of the biggest crimes and public safety incidents that have affected and united the University and Chapel Hill community. ...

A decade of activism: How social justice movements have continued at UNC in the 2010s

By Suzanne Blake | December 3

The decade following 2010 was full of victories and changes for several movements.

'Victory': Confederates tout backdoor dealings of $2.5 million Silent Sam settlement

By Charlie McGee | December 3

In an email recently leaked by one of its recipients, Kevin Stone, leader of the N.C. Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc., detailed secret negotiations ...

North Carolina Museum of History exhibit celebrates 200 years of the NC Supreme Court

By Niharika Vattikonda | December 2

Willis Whichard, former Associate Justice of the N.C. Supreme Court and two-time UNC graduate, has created an exhibit documenting one of North Carolina’s ...