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Professor Emeritus Genna Rae McNeil gives 29th annual Stone Center lecture

By Lia Salvatierra | November 11

During the lecture, the professor emeritus of history at UNC and a scholar of African American and U.S. constitutional history spoke about the lessons ...

Emmy-nominated director Janet Mock discusses entertainment industry, personal journey

By Claire Tynan | November 11

At the hour-long event, Mock, who directed the FX series “Pose,” gave advice to young QTPOC — queer and/or transgender people of color — and reflected ...

Letter to the Editor: Been there, done that — I'm not a token faculty hire

November 11

"I’ve been asked repeatedly if the UNC communications department hired me as a token after they received flack over their abysmally low number of minority ...

UNC music professor's project emphasizes the importance of female composers

By Aisha Baiocchi | November 8

Clara Yang, UNC associate professor of music and head of keyboard studies, will soon be co-presenting a spring performance highlighting the works of acclaimed ...

Column: 'The Harder They Fall' doesn't quite get it right

By Zari Taylor | November 8

"'The Harder They Fall' is a great movie that highlights an important and underrepresented part of our country’s history. We should be able to celebrate ...

Editorial: UNC is asking the wrong questions about police on campus

By Editorial Board | November 8

"The assumption behind questions about UNC Police’s presence and programming is that UNC Police plays some kind of beneficial role for UNC students ...

'Colorful, bright and deserving of space': UNC student starts crochet business

By Jade Neptune | November 7

Tiffany Melenzio has been knitting and sewing since they were a kid. But it wasn’t until quarantine that the UNC junior turned their hobby into local, ...

Unified Kickball fosters community with Special Olympics athletes

By Brooke Elliott | November 7

This semester, UNC Campus Recreation and Special Olympics North Carolina hosted a Unified Kickball League at Hooker Fields. Unified Sports was started ...

'On These Grounds': Library project reconstructs stories of enslaved people

By Emily Orland | November 7

UNC is one of five testing partners for the national "On These Grounds" project, which aims to reconstruct the lived experiences of enslaved individuals ...

Chancellor's committee recommends the name removal of Avery Residence Hall, Bingham Hall

By Lia Salvatierra | November 2

The Chancellor’s Committee to Review History Commission Resolution unanimously agreed to recommend the renaming of Avery Residence Hall and Bingham ...

Column: UNC must prioritize renaming campus buildings

By Zari Taylor | November 2

"There is little to be done to change the history of our University and the actions of those we once chose to honor, but there should be swifter steps ...

Asian American Center holds first fellowship visit with Theodore S. Gonzalves

By Aisha Baiocchi | November 2

Gonzalves, curator of Asian Pacific American history at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and the interim director of the Smithsonian ...

The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting celebrates five years

By Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata | November 2

The organization was founded in 2016 by Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and Hussman School of Journalism and Media alumna Nikole Hannah-Jones, Associated ...

UNC senior studying public health named University's 52nd Rhodes scholar

By Kellie Finch | November 1

Takhona Hlatshwako will be participating in a fully funded one-year interdisciplinary master’s degree program in international health and tropical medicine ...

After a year in the dark, Hindu YUVA brings the light back for Diwali Night

By Uma Bhat | November 1

Diwali marks the celebration of hero Rama’s rescue of Princess Sita and has historically been a cacophony of music, food and community building.

'Different dimensions of history': Burwell School site celebrates 200 years

By Katie MacKinnon | November 1

The site is home to the former all-white girls Burwell School, which still stands in historic downtown Hillsborough. In recent years, historic commissions ...

Meet Krupal Amin, associate director of UNC's Asian American Center

By Keerthana Gotur | November 1

In July, the UNC Asian American Center welcomed Krupal Amin as its associate director. Amin received her undergraduate degree in English and comparative ...

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After leaving Venezuela and UCLA, men's soccer forward Santiago Herrera thriving at UNC

By Nia Satterfield Brown | October 29

Herrera has been playing soccer since he was six years old. The UCLA men’s soccer team recruited him from Venezuela, and at the age of 17, he left his ...

First-year Stephany Kim brings unique upbringing to UNC, both as a student and golfer

By Caroline Prendiville | October 28

“After the tournament, when I was 12 years old, my mom drove us to Chapel Hill, and we strolled around campus,” Kim said. “My mom really liked the ...

Carolina Indian Circle hosts 'My Culture is Not a Costume' talking circle

By Natalie Varma | October 28

“They can take off the headdress, they can take off the face paint, we can't do that. Every day, we are Native,” Jalyn Oxendine, a first-year who ...