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‘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.

UNC professor accused of ignoring students of color's concerns over role-playing class

By Sara Raja | July 7

A UNC sociology professor is under fire for the use of role-playing pedagogy in his classroom after a student went public with allegations that he created ...

Heel Talk episode 13: Facilities workers' concerns about fall reopening plan

By Meredith Radford and Evely Forte | July 6

In this episode, host Evely Forte spoke to DTH reporters Chiara Evans and Isabella Sherk to understand how University facilities workers and housekeeping ...

College of Arts and Sciences aims for students to have on-campus components for 3 of 5 classes

By Maydha Devarajan | June 11

In Wednesday's Chairs' Leadership meeting, Terry Rhodes, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, outlined a "3 out of 5 courses on campus" goal and ...

'A rather unique year': UNC to add three new majors this fall

By Rachel Crumpler | May 26

The process for establishing a new major under the UNC System is extensive, but UNC will begin enrolling students in three this fall: medical anthropology, ...

Terry Rhodes named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

By Maeve Sheehey | February 28

Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Terry Rhodes will take on her role permanently, effective March 1, according to a message from Chancellor ...

Mixed signals lead to late planning for UNC's Black History Month lecture

By Elizabeth Moore | January 12

The scheduling of the annual UNC African American History Lecture remains uncertain as various UNC offices have sent conflicting signals regarding the ...

Waitlists and frustrations grow as UNC's computer science department tries to keep up

By Cynthia Dong and Hannah McClellan | November 26

Student participation in the computer science department at UNC has skyrocketed over the last decade, but issues have emerged from the department's inability ...

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.

'How much power do we really have?': Faculty discuss Program for Public Discourse

By Allie Kelly | October 21

Members for the Program for Public Discourse met with UNC faculty members on Monday to discuss how to facilitate civil conversations in their classrooms ...

College of Arts & Sciences receives anonymous $25 million donation

By Macy Meyer | September 19

UNC's graduate programs received a significant funding boost on Wednesday. While the donor remains anonymous, the money may dramatically affect students' ...

Founder of UNC's Institute for the Arts and Humanities dead at 88

By Preston Lennon | June 3

Following a decades long career, arts and humanities advocate Ruel Tyson, Jr. died last week. He founded the Institute for the Arts and Humanities. ...

Senior Biology major Rachael Purvis and Chancellor Carol Folt were  interviewed Friday afternoon regarding the "Before I Die..." art  installment located near the Pit.

With Folt gone, how has Campaign for Carolina progressed?

By Cynthia Dong | April 9

With Chancellor Carol Folt gone, her endeavor, the Campaign for Carolina, continues on. The initiative has outpaced its goal by raising $2.51 billion ...

Interim Chancellor Guskiewicz goes back to the classroom

By Evely Forte | April 1

Guskiewicz and Professor Buck Goldstein will be holding a once-a-week course to mentor Ph.D. students who are planning to move into academia following ...

Learn more about what lies beneath the surface at UNC

By Cam Edson | March 26

Delve into Chapel Hill’s history prior to the University’s founding and unearth Native American artifacts and shedding light on life at UNC during ...

Terry Rhodes appointed as interim dean of College of Arts and Sciences

By Myah Ward | February 26

As interim dean, Rhodes will oversee nearly 17,000 undergraduate students and 2,500 graduate students, in addition to more than 70 academic departments, ...

'Interstellar' scientific advisor and Nobel laureate gave speech at UNC

By Lindsey Banks | February 22

Nobel Prize winner Kip Thorne came to UNC Thursday to give a talk on his studies called "My Romance with the Warped Side of the Universe." It was the ...

Here's what to expect from UNC's new interim chancellor, Kevin Guskiewicz

By Hannah McClellan | February 8

Kevin Guskiewicz's longevity at UNC is full of awards and accolades — though the student body, and even some faculty, are left with concern for the ...