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The hurdles of registering for classes when you're a Tar Heel abroad

By Nathan Wesley | November 3

Studying abroad brings fun new experiences to students, but it also can bring a little extra stress around registration time. Here are some challenges ...

Project Uplift celebrates 50 years of promoting diversity in higher ed

By Addison Skigen | October 31

Since 1969, the program has worked to promote and increase access to higher education for students from underrepresented backgrounds through immersive ...

To live or not to live off-campus next year

By Anna Neil | October 31

As the deadline for housing decisions approaches, housing insiders consider some of the advantages and disadvantages of on and off-campus living. ...

Countering Hate to bring programs addressing Islamophobia, racism and more

By Rachel Crumpler | October 31

At the same time as the Reckoning initiative came to the University, the College of Arts & Sciences launched this initiative that will have speakers, ...

Music BA reform and talk of impeachment on the table at Undergraduate Senate meeting

By Ramishah Maruf | October 31

At the latest Undergraduate Senate meeting, senators discussed potential reform to the Music BA degree, textbook affordability and the potential impeachment. ...

ECU names Ron Mitchelson as new interim chancellor

By Maeve Sheehey | October 31

Ron Mitchelson will serve as the new interim chancellor for East Carolina University, following Dan Gerlach's controversial resignation on Saturday. ...

UNC researchers work toward safer water across the globe

By Morgan Topol | October 31

An expert group led by professor Theo Dingemans is tackling water purification on a large scale.

Faculty discussed ways to diversify and globalize UNC with interim Chancellor Guskiewicz

By Preston Fore | October 31

Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz met with members from the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee to discuss UNC’s incoming strategic plan, Carolina Next: ...

UNC Global will help you travel the world with its annual passport drive

By Kyle Ingram | October 30

UNC Global aims to make getting a passport easier for members of the UNC community by hosting its annual passport drive.

Chancellor Search Committee continues looking for a leader with second meeting

By Anna Southwell | October 30

The Chancellor Search Committee met to screen potential candidates and discuss the formal interview process required before moving forward with the selection ...

Meet the ghosts students say are haunting them around UNC's campus

By Suzanne Blake | October 30

“It was a knock at the door. It was the shaking of my bed. It was lights. It was bruises on my arm. One time it destroyed my room. My roommate hadn’t ...

The story behind the friendly neighborhood Spider-Men who stormed campus on Tuesday

By Nathan Wesley | October 30

Here's everything you need to know about the flock of 40 to 60 Spider-Men who took to campus libraries and other locations in Chapel Hill on Tuesday night. ...

Should you be afraid to take a 500-level class? Here's what students have to say.

By Hunter Haskett | October 29

Though higher-level courses can seem intimidating at first, UNC students share how they overcame their fears and had positive experiences in these classes. ...

A nonpartisan 'Party at the Polls' seeks to encourage the student vote

By Erich Hess | October 29

The UNC chapter of NCPIRG, along with UNC Young Independents and March for Our Life UNC, will be hosting Party at the Polls on Nov. 5 to encourage students ...

Shakeup at ECU after videos reveal more about interim Chancellor's night out

By Preston Lennon | October 29

East Carolina University's former interim Chancellor Dan Gerlach was put on administrative leave after photos of him drinking with students at a Greenville, ...

Confusion arises for professors and students around updated attendance policy

By Ellie Heffernan | October 29

Updates to the UNC Class Attendance Policy were made in February 2018 to focus on protecting certain categories of absences. Still, some students can ...

Photo Illustration. Although traditional cigarette use has fallen in the past decade among young people in North Carolina, the rise in popularity of e-cigarettes has presented a new challenge for health officials.

Doctor gives tips for students struggling to quit Juuling

By Emily Orland | October 29

UNC doctor explains some strategies that may be useful for e-cigarette users who are hoping to stop using nicotine products.

UNC professor Jay Smith to release expanded version of academic scandal book

By Nathan Wesley | October 28

UNC professor Jay Smith is releasing a new edition of his book, "Cheated," which discusses the student-athlete academic scandal that began in 2010. ...

When N.C. healthcare wouldn't cover his top surgery, Owen Conley turned to GoFundMe

By Allie Kelly | October 28

Because of N.C. State Health Plan's policy, the $9,000 estimated cost of the surgery, and potentially all future trans-related health care, will fall ...

Foreign Language Lunches bring speakers of all language levels together

By Abbey Thompson | October 28

Carolina Public Humanities hosts various lunches with the goal of facilitating community connections through language. On Tuesday, the department will ...