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College of Arts and Sciences

UNC to offer Bachelors of Science and Arts in data science beginning this fall

By Akash Bhowmik | March 24

A Bachelor of Science degree in data science will be offered by the School of Data Science and Society, and the Bachelor of Arts degree will be housed ...

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UNC to launch new Bachelor of Science in applied physical sciences

By Daneen Khan | February 28

41 faculty members recognized for “broad influence” in their research

By Akash Bhowmik | January 9

Three years later, students and faculty reflect on EMES Department merger

By Amena Matcheswala | January 8

The College of Arts and Sciences is home to more than 40 academic departments and interdisciplinary curricula. It offers graduate and undergraduate degrees. Faculty and students in the college engage in research and work towards earning degrees. Over 16,000 undergraduate students are part of the college. It also has the largest population of graduate students on campus, with around 2,700.

'Something I never saw coming': Students celebrate representation-based projects at UNC

By Liza Smith | December 6

Student achievements this year include the founding of AMEXCAN chapter at UNC, Crips in College and the first Black Pre-Law Association, as well as the ...

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College of Arts and Sciences sees differences in funds, expenditures among departments

By Hamsini Sivakumar | October 24

In the 2022-23 fiscal year, the five programs with the top expenditures, all of which were STEM, received and spent $20 million and $42 million each, ...

Community members reflect on Shuford program almost 20 years after its creation

By Aidan Lockhart | October 16

The Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship allows students to complete an entrepreneurship minor in one semester, as well as provides scholarship-funded ...

'We were told we were going to do this': School of Civic Life and Leadership faculty announced

By Ashley Quincin | October 13

Faculty concerns rise after the N.C. General Assembly budget outlined mandates for hiring of faculty and a permanent dean of the school, as well as allocations ...

UNC to hire three faculty members focused on Asian American studies after student petition

By Madeleine Ahmadi | September 28

The University will hire three faculty members focused on the area of Asian American studies. This comes after a student-made petition was created in ...

UNC professor Zijie Yan remembered as gentle mentor, loving father

By Natalie McCormick | September 5

"He just wanted to educate people, to teach people and mentor people," UNC senior Bergen Murray said of associate professor Zijie Yan, who died on Aug. ...

School of Civic Life and Leadership works toward hiring faculty despite pushback

By Ashley Quincin | July 26

In the past few months, the SCiLL has seen several developments — including the hiring of its first faculty member and the meeting of a faculty committee ...

From the UNC System to our University – how the state, school and student body are led

By Eliza Benbow | June 27

UNC is led by a variety of governing bodies that make decisions on the state, school and student body level. The Daily Tar Heel has compiled a list of ...

New website creates a virtual space for American South collaboration

By Madison Gagnon | April 4

The Digital South website is a collaborative effort between University Libraries and the College of Arts and Sciences as a part of the Southern Futures ...

Sitterson houses collaborative computer science lab space

By Eilah Wood | March 20

The newly-launched Computer Science Experience Labs on UNC's campus is a community hub and makerspace for undergraduate and graduate students to collaborate ...

UNC Institute of Marine Sciences acquires island from family donation

By Natalie McCormick | September 18

The donation of Phillips Island, from alumnus Llewellyn Phillips II, will be used for research, classes, and more.

James W.C. White named dean of College of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1

By Madi Kirkman | May 17

James W.C. White, an internationally recognized climate science researcher, was appointed dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, according to a campus-wide ...

Lab of the Future opens at Morehead Laboratories

By Ryan Koluch | January 25

UNC's Lab of the Future was fully operational for its first semester in the fall. Located in Morehead Laboratories, the space was designed to promote ...

‘In a difficult place’: Exodus of leaders hits UNC

By Praveena Somasundaram | November 29

Since last May, nine top leaders have announced their retirement, resignation or departure from the university, including Bob Blouin, executive vice chancellor ...

College of Arts & Sciences Dean Terry Rhodes to retire this June

By Maddie Ellis | August 31

After 34 years at UNC — and two years as dean of the College of Arts & Sciences — Terry Rhodes will retire in June, according to a campus ...

UNC intersectionality course will be funded for at least the next two years

By Hannah Rosenberger | September 30

Intersectionality: Race, Gender, Sexuality and Social Justice is taught by three professors and examines race, gender, sexuality and inclusion.