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UNC, N.C. State and Duke receive funding for joint Japanese program

By Alex Hammer | October 3

When people think of Japan, three local professors are hoping they will also think of the Triangle.

UNC system to discuss the use of paid recruiting agents for international admissions

By Miranda Murray | October 3

Universities paying international recruiting agents on a per- student commission have fueled a national ethical debate. And the UNC system will be joining ...

UNC’s School of Information and Library Science begins work on multi-million dollar data research project

By Edward Pickup | September 29

Researchers in the School of Information and Library Science have become part of a multi-million dollar effort to create a national data network.

UNC students debate Israel, Palestine

By Vinayak Balasubramanian | September 27

Although the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not much closer to a solution after years of peace talks and false starts, UNC students are finding ways ...

Overdue, but in the lead: Postpartum clinic should be replicated to ensure adequate treatment

By Edtiorial Board | September 27

For a condition as rampant and debilitating as postpartum depression, proper resources for treatment have been surprisingly lacking. By opening the nation’s ...

UNC's academic plan inches toward goals

By Nick Andersen | September 26

With an eye on quick and noticeable policy changes, the committee charged with developing the University’s latest academic plan has begun to chart out ...

Universities urge Congress to reach agreement on federal deficit reduction

By Gayatri Surendranathan | September 26

Universities nationwide are urging members of Congress to reach an agreement on federal deficit reduction without imposing further cuts on higher education. ...

Local media leaders talk First Amendment

By Blair Brown | September 26

UNC will celebrate its third annual First Amendment Day on Tuesday, Sept. 27, but its importance extends outside the campus.

UNC Board of Trustees restructures university affairs committee

By Chelsea Bailey | September 20

The Board of Trustees will mark its first meeting of the academic year today with an organizational change. In order to promote more focused conversation ...

Too tight on the future of tutelage

By Will Doran | September 20

Like all schools under the NCAA’s keen gaze, UNC takes special care to emphasize the first term in “student athlete.”

No slap on the wrist: Response sent the right message to the NCAA, but questions remain for UNC.

By Editorial Board | September 19

As the University took care to note in a 111-page response to the NCAA’s allegations Monday, the athletic department’s history is almost entirely ...

UNC language courses studied

September 15

UNC-system administrators are working to expand foreign language learning opportunities for students as part of an initiative they hope will save money ...

UNC, Chapel Hill share politicians

By Chelsey Dulaney | September 2

Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton became the youngest elected political figure in the state’s history when he joined the Chapel Hill Town Council at age 21, ...

Graduate student runs for school board to prove residency

August 30

Brian Bower is running for a seat in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board—but he doesn’t want to win.

UNC finance head, nominee share NY origins

By Elizabeth Johnson | August 30

Working with his predecessor might provide Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Dick Mann with an opportunity to reminisce about his past.

Sarcophagus shapes Ackland Art Museum’s history

By Katherine Proctor | August 29

The Ackland Art Museum is home to the sarcophagus in which William Hayes Ackland, the original benefactor of the museum, is entombed.

UNC budget cuts’ effect on Chapel Hill unknown

By Chelsey Dulaney | August 19

Chapel Hill and University officials have been working together to determine what effect UNC budget cuts will have on the town, but only one thing remains ...

Q&A with UNC-system President Thomas Ross on budget cuts, tuition

By Daniel Wiser | July 13

UNC-system President Thomas Ross has been forced to grapple with a systemwide cut of 15.6 percent or $414 million in state funding during his first year ...