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'All art is political': UNC professor publishes debut novel about the opioid crisis

By Chloe Walker | May 4

UNC professor Karen Tucker’s debut novel, "Bewilderness" tells the story of two young women struggling with addiction.

Chancellor Carol Folt at an executive committee meeting

Bob Blouin to step down as UNC's provost by end of 2021

By Maeve Sheehey | May 4

Bob Blouin will step down from his role as executive vice chancellor and provost by the end of 2021, once the University names his successor, according ...

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Jill Moore becomes first woman elected to secretary of the faculty at UNC

By Chelsea Ramsey | May 2

Jill Moore is making history as the first woman to be elected as UNC's secretary of the faculty. The UNC Faculty Council voted to elect Moore, associate ...

Committee of University Government discusses improving leadership structure

By Caroline Yaffa | April 29

The committee discussed leadership structure, committee recruitment and a possible reconstruction of bylaws at Wednesday's meeting.

Students discuss lack of University-wide recognition of Our Three Winners Day

By Cynthia Dong | April 29

Our Three Winners Day, created to honor three Muslim Chapel Hill community members who were fatally gunned down in 2015, hasn't been recognized by the ...

Meet the UNC doctor improving surgical quality and access to health care abroad

By Samuel Garzon | April 27

Dr. Anthony Charles, the director of global surgery at the Institute of Global Health and Infectious Diseases at the UNC School of Medicine, is focused ...

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History, Race and a Way Forward commission discusses future projects

By Jacie Smith | April 27

At Monday's meeting, the Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward mapped its ideas, and members voted on which projects they felt were most important. ...

Hanes Visiting Artist Eto Otitigbe lectures on art's role in social justice

By Maggie Dunn | April 25

The Hanes Visiting Artist Lecture Committee has retuned with New York-based polymedia artist Eto Otitigbe to speak about how he shows the intersections ...

With over 50 buildings in severe condition, UNC's maintenance costs keep growing

By Preston Fore | April 15

UNC’s deferred maintenance backlog has grown to over $900 million and counting. The facilities condition index is a ratio of remedying a building’s ...

Faculty Welfare Committee aims to improve caregiving resources for UNC faculty

By Emma Lindsey | April 12

“There is light at the end of the tunnel," Dr. Muge Gucsavas-Calikoglu, chairperson of the committee, said. "The University is going to open and all ...

Amid a growing budget crisis, UNC names Nate Knuffman chief financial officer

By Max Hazerjian | March 30

After a competitive, national search, the University announced Knuffman as the new chief financial officer in a campus message on March 12. Knuffman officially ...

Faculty Advisory Committee names nominee for secretary, discusses vaccine distribution

By Samuel Garzon | March 25

In UNC's Faculty Advisory Committee meeting held on Thursday, the committee discussed plans for the fall 2021 semester, the current state of COVID-19 ...

Faculty Welfare Committee hears updates on employee vaccination efforts

By Chase Taylor | March 8

On Monday, members of UNC’s Faculty Welfare Committee met to discuss a new caregiver task-force and the vaccination timeline for University employees. ...

UNC lecturer's fiddle album explores musical realism inspired by literature

By Savannah Gunter | March 2

Inspired by "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez, Hargreaves hopes her solo fiddle album, "Soledad," reaches students, faculty ...

University committee hears concerns of inequality in faculty governance

By Kaitlyn Dang | February 24

The Faculty Committee on University Government met Wednesday to discuss concerns about faculty governance, including the responsibilities of the secretary ...

‘A lightning rod’: Faculty discuss Silent Sam, AAUP letter at monthly meeting

By Maeve Sheehey | February 21

At Friday’s meeting, Chairperson of the Faculty Mimi Chapman and University leaders expressed an interest in moving forward, past discussions solely ...

After students rushed Franklin, these faculty pushed their in-person classes

By Hannah Rosenberger | February 10

Some professors chose to keep their classes on Zoom this week after the events following the UNC's win in men's basketball Saturday.

LGBTQ+ educators discuss Valentine's Day, give advice to those struggling with identity

By Anthony Howard | February 9

With Valentine’s Day approaching, educators at UNC who identify as LGBTQ+ uncover their personal journeys and stories of love, talk about their plans ...

'Expect the unexpected': Guskiewicz talks his first year as chancellor

By Maddie Ellis | December 6

"I'll also add that this robust testing program was something that we heard loud and clear early in this fall semester that many of our community members ...

How the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted growing distrust in the University

By Emily Orland and Rachel Crumpler | December 6

Mimi Chapman, chairperson of the faculty, said the broad distrust that has emerged in recent months is partially due to a series of past events, like ...