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'I hope to empower': Meet music education lecturer LaSaundra Booth

By Kelly Kendall | March 20

LaSaundra Booth, a lecturer of music education at UNC, began playing the cello in the fourth grade and fell in love with it. She has since performed ...

Diversity committee discusses 'Tarred Healing' photo story, vice chancellor plagiarism

By Zoe Frederick | March 20

The UNC Committee on Community and Diversity discussed recent news, including Vice Chancellor of Research Terry Magnuson's plagiarism incident published ...

University names 2022 MLK Unsung Hero Award winners

By Zoe Frederick | March 10

UNC School of Medicine’s Vice Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion E. Nathan Thomas III and SmartUp program Manager Kellye Whitaker are the recipients ...

North Carolina ESL teachers navigate pandemic challenges

By Ian Walniuk | March 8

As the pandemic and associated staffing shortages have taken a toll on school districts across North Carolina, English language teachers have faced many ...

Panelists discuss importance of intersectionality in mental health at conference

By Fiona Hasanaj and Lauren Fichten | March 8

Last Thursday's Intersectionality and Mental Health Conference featured both student and faculty speakers from groups like Peer2Peer and Mi Pueblo.

Carolina Indian Circle holds first in-person powwow since pandemic

By Adele Morris | March 7

This year marked the Carolina Indian Circles’ 35th annual powwow, one of the largest collegiate powwows on the East Coast — and the CIC's first ...

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Column: The University isn’t ready to talk about its racial past

By Zari Taylor | March 3

"The University should be open to telling this story even if it’s not convenient for its brand. Further, the gross exertion of control over a Black ...

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HBCU representatives hold summit on pandemic's disparate effect on mental health

By Grant Alexander | March 2

On Feb. 23, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services partnered with historically Black colleges and universities to host a mental health ...

'Tarred Healing' photo story on Black history at UNC pulled from display

By Jade Neptune | March 2

In June, photographer Cornell Watson was offered an artist residency at the Stone Center to create a body of work that captured spaces of memory for ...

Event highlights connection between plants and Indigenous communities in N.C.

By Eliza Benbow | February 28

During a virtual Feb. 24 "Lunchbox Talk", Randi Byrd, a professional affiliate of the University of Vermont's leadership for sustainability master's program, ...

'Pay it forward': Renée Alexander Craft celebrates Tanner Award recognition

By Jennifer Tran | February 28

The interim chairperson for UNC's Department of Communication, Renée Alexander Craft said she is interested in stories of how Black communities create ...

Carolina Latinx Center grows Leadership Alliance with UNC student groups

By Layna Hong | February 28

One of the Carolina Latinx Center's newest initiatives, the Latinx Leadership Alliance aims to help unify Latinx communities at UNC. In the months since ...

Church holds monthly BLM vigils to honor those killed by police brutality

By Maggie McIntyre | February 28

Since George Floyd's murder in May 2020, Binkley Baptist Church and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP Youth Council has held vigils as a way to build community ...

UNC senior awarded honorable mention in North Carolina Writers’ Network contest

By Adele Morris | February 27

Morehead-Cain scholar Leticia Tuset's short story, titled "Close," explores themes of family and identity, with a specific focus on unusual family dynamics. ...

'Kind of a dream come true': Ackland Upstairs highlights N.C. Black Feminisms and more

By Lauren Fichten | February 24

From January 10 to March 20, Ackland Upstairs is hosting installations created by UNC faculty members to compliment their courses. Courses include ...

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History commission discusses land acknowledgment and Barbee Cemetery

By Fiona Hasanaj | February 24

The History, Race and a Way Forward Commission met on Feb. 21 to give updates on the University land acknowledgment, "The Carolina Story: A Virtual Museum ...

LaTosha Brown delivers 2022 MLK celebration keynote address at UNC

By Hannah Rosenberger | February 24

Selected by the MLK Celebration Committee, the theme of this year’s lecture revolved around the question “What are we striving for?” It was inspired ...

Woman- and minority-owned hemp store thrives despite racial gaps in marijuana policing

By Ethan E. Horton | February 22

In Raleigh, 77 percent of those arrested for marijuana possession in 2020 were Black, according to the federal data.

After breaking barriers, Tar Heel Trailblazers hope to inspire next generation

By Asheebo Rojas | February 22

The Trailblazers award recognizes athletes like Synthia Scott Kearney and Reggie McAfee who were pioneers in athletics and made lasting contributions ...

UNC SILS researchers aim to create more equitable makerspaces

By Natalie McCormick | February 22

The UNC Equity in the Making Lab is working to make makerspaces an equitable environment for students in historically underrepresented communities. Maggie ...