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UNC softball uses eight run seventh inning to take down UNCG, 15-5

| March 26

Elevate: Amplifying voices in our community

Second cohort of AAC Fellows host in-person lectures

By Ryan Koluch | April 6

The UNC Asian American Center's second cohort of fellows — Theodore Gonzalves, Samah Choudhury and Sean Metzger — are bringing more opportunities ...

The Sewing Circle offers space for the sapphic community on campus

By Keerthana Gotur | April 6

The Sewing Circle aims to provide a community and support network for sapphics, or female-identifying individuals who experience attraction to other female-identifying ...

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Reports highlight racial disparities in disciplinary infractions in OCS, CHCCS schools

By Madelyn Van Meter | April 5

Data presented in a March 22 Orange County Board of Education meeting showed that Black students make up about 14 percent of the student body population ...

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LGBTQ Center 'imagines liberation' for Pride Week 2022

By Celia Funderburk | April 5

UNC's LGBTQ Center is collaborating with on-campus and local organizations to host an annual Pride Week at UNC. This year's events are centered around ...

(W)omxn of Worth returns to UNC with in-person spring conference

By Layna Hong | April 5

The conference, based on the theme “Make Room for More," aimed to equip participants with the tools for academic and professional success.

New UNC student organization uplifts Tamil culture and language at UNC

By Abby Pender | April 5

"One freshman told us that she, for her it feels like she doesn't miss home as much because of the club, because it feels like home," Nasiha Rizwan, president ...

Muslim Student Association celebrates Ramadan

By Adele Morris | April 4

MSA's lantern lighting event in the Pit on April 1 celebrated the beginning of the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar that marks ...

'Full of ideas and passion': Extraordinary Ventures hires new CEO Lisa Kaylie

By Samuel Long | March 30

Prior to serving as executive director, Kaylie worked for two years on the Extraordinary Ventures board and has experience working for other nonprofit ...

Newest report from Habitat for Humanity of Orange County identifies housing needs

By Waverly McIver | March 29

The report, “Promoting Black Homeownership,'' presented findings on racial inequities in homeownership, recognized the racial wealth gap and offered ...

Editorial: We can’t ignore gaps in Black maternal health care

By Editorial Board | March 29

"Black women are faced with structural racism, discrimination and sexism in a health care system not designed to support them."

Photo illustration. Navigating college party and binge drinking culture makes it difficult for students who are recovering from alcoholism.

Research study focuses on impact of alcohol culture on UNC students of color

By Eileen Foster | March 29

Based on the Color of Drinking study conducted in 2017 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, UNC researchers are conducting a similar study focusing ...

Carolina Collaborative for Resilience offers student coaching program

By Hadley Chapman | March 27

On March 3, the University announced the official launch of the CCR, which connects students to Resilience Coaches who are trained to help students experiencing ...

Column: New Instagram feature corrects appropriation of Black influencers

By Zari Taylor | March 24

"Though the feature has the potential to change the everyday practices of granting credit, it's just a start to challenging a general societal trend that ...

'This is her time': UNC alumna to voice announcements for 94th Academy Awards

By Valeria Cloës | March 24

UNC alumna Janora McDuffie will be the voice behind all the announcements at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday. Now living in Los Angeles, she has ...

‘The system wasn't designed to support us’: Black maternal mortality rates rise

By Emmy Martin | March 23

“The system wasn't designed to support us," Maya Jackson, the founder and executive director of MAAME, Inc., said. "It was not designed to heal us, ...

'This is really disrespectful': Display of 'Tarred Healing' photo story canceled

By Jade Neptune | March 23

Photographer Cornell Watson's "Tarred Healing" project is a reflection of Black history through places, people and systems in Chapel Hill and at the ...

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History, Race and a Way Forward commission discusses upcoming building dedications

By Madi Kirkman | March 23

Commission Co-chairperson Jim Leloudis said they have started thinking through proposed language for the University's land acknowledgement.

UPenn dean gives inaugural lecture in new series on racial equity

By Jennifer Tran | March 22

Erika H. James, dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, was selected to give the first lecture in the UNC Distinguished Lectureship ...

Meet Aliyah Griffith, first Black UNC student to get a marine sciences graduate degree

By Celia Funderburk | March 22

Beyond the University, Griffith has been working to help increase representation in the field of marine science for years. "Our research and our expertise ...

'Historical moment': Compass Center appoints Christian Adams as executive director

By Caroline Wills | March 21

Adams comes to the Compass Center after gaining experience in management, as well as reproductive and social justice. One of her top priorities for Compass ...