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'I love this team': Bhangra Elite wins first place at South Asian dance competition

By Valeria Cloës | February 21

Bhangra Elite, a South Asian dance group at UNC, won first place on Feb. 12 at the East Coast Showdown — the team's first in-person competition in ...

Chancellor's committee meets to draft building renaming report for Board of Trustees

By Brooke Elliott | February 21

Last Thursday, the Chancellor’s Committee to Review History Commission Resolution reviewed and revised a committee report to evaluate the criteria for ...

Community reflects on UNC history in "Race and Memory" discussion event

By Madi Kirkman | February 21

Associate History Professor William Sturkey and civil rights activist and historian Danita Mason-Hogans led the “Race and Memory at UNC” discussion ...

El Centro Hispano announces program to increase job opportunities for Latinx workers

By Maggie McIntyre | February 20

Announced on Feb. 12, the new ToolBank program allows for workers who are a part of the nonprofit's Casa for Employment & Leadership program to ...

'Our stories being told by us': CLC and University Libraries launch book collection

By Zoe Frederick | February 20

From poetry to nonfiction and everything in between, the new AfroLatinx Authors & Stories book collection offers stories from a variety of authors ...

'Do what I love': Black-owned barber shops give back to community

By Caroline Wills | February 16

Across the Triangle, Black-owned barbershops like Masterworks Barbershop and Kendrick's Kave Barbershop provide not only a much-needed service to people, ...

'Maybe it opens the door to new possibilities': CHCCS alumnus wins teaching award

By Samuel Long | February 15

Seifts said a significant population of the students at East Chapel Hill High School are Asian, but many of them have never had an Asian teacher before. ...

Chapel Hill and Durham Black-owned businesses help meet various community needs

By Ian Walniuk | February 15

From college preparation to vegan food options, Black-owned businesses have been offering unique services and filling community needs for years.

Meet Li-ling Hsiao, UNC associate professor in Asian and Middle Eastern studies

By Aisha Baiocchi | February 15

Li-ling Hsiao, associate professor in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and associate dean for First-Year Curricula, teaches classes ...

Diversity committee discusses department hiring, faculty mentoring resources

By Brianna Atkinson | February 15

At its Feb. 14 meeting, the Committee on Community and Diversity met to discuss results from UNCu2019s 2018 Collaborative On Academic Careers in Higher ...

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Proposed renaming of UNC's Hamilton Hall after Pauli Murray still in progress

By Madi Kirkman | February 15

In July 2020, the chairpersons of the history, sociology, political science and peace, war & defense departments all signed a letter to the Chancellor ...

'They see value': Postdoctoral program supports faculty members of color

By Hannah Rosenberger | February 14

The Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity aims to set up scholars from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups for possible tenure-track ...

Asian American Center to host mental health discussion

By Kelly Kendall | February 14

The UNC Asian American Center will host it "Topics in Asian American Mental Health: A Discussion" event this Wednesday at 5 p.m. over Zoom.

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'A unique culture': Students form bonds through UNC club table tennis team

By Zachary Crain | February 14

The UNC club table tennis team provides its 33 members with an opportunity to play the sport as well as build community.

'Preserving the core of what makes you wonderful': Gillings welcomes new vice dean

By Jade Neptune | February 14

Robert Smith III is leaving his current role as associate chairperson for administration in the Department of Neurology at the UNC School of Medicine. ...

Award-winning author Marcia Chatelain delivers 2022 Black History Month lecture

By Brooke Elliott | February 11

On Feb. 9, acclaimed historian and Georgetown University professor Marcia Chatelain delivered UNC’s 2022 Black History Month lecture, discussing her ...

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Local filmmakers to host inaugural Chapel Hill Black Film Festival

By Jeremiah Holloway | February 8

On Feb. 12, three Black local filmmakers will show their creations at the first Chapel Hill Black Film Festival at the Varsity Theater. The doors open ...

Here's how Chapel Hill and Carrboro are celebrating Black History Month

By Meagan Bergstrom | February 8

With Black History Month underway, here's a list of events happening around Chapel Hill and Carrboro to celebrate.

A guide to Black History Month events on campus

By Liv Reilly | February 8

Black History Month is celebrated annually throughout the month of February. The campus community has planned the 2022 Black History Month Lecture, "Blood ...

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Carolina Asia Center to kick off spring speaker series on Korean culture

By Emily Shih | February 8

The Carolina Asia Center will host "Korean Cinema: The Work of Bong Joon-Ho", a Zoom discussion on Korean culture on Feb. 9. The discussion is the first ...