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'I have the opportunity to make a difference': UNC professor inspires local activism

By Nathan Wesley | October 8

UNC professor of law and ncIMPACT director Anita Brown-Graham inspires others in the community to work hard, find the good in others and to support communities ...

UNC faculty members receive state's highest civilian award

By Elizabeth Moore | October 7

Two UNC faculty will receive the highest civilian honor in North Carolina for their significant contributions to the state.

Vice Chancellor of Student Affiars Winston Crisp to retire later this month

By Myah Ward | October 4

“Hard to imagine Carolina without priceless gem @ViceCrispy by my side.”

Study shows racial disparity in treatment for patients recovering from heart attacks

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | October 2

A study led by UNC School of Medicine cardiology fellow Sameer Arora and his team found that racial disparities in the treatment of NSTEMI are still present. ...

A decade after the Great Recession, UNC is teaching students how to understand it

By Praveena Somasundaram | October 1

A decade after the Great Recession, professor Benjamin Waterhouse is teaching The History of the 2008 Financial Crisis, a course intended to explore the ...

UNC lab looks at water contamination following Florence

By Abbey Thompson | September 30

Hurricane Florence contaminated water in areas of North Carolina. However, the number of people who have been affected is low. Nonetheless, a lab at UNC ...

Alison Raybould on "Survivor." Photo courtesy of David M. Russell/CBS.

She survived med school and a UNC residency ... can she make it through 'Survivor?'

By Evelyn Gandy | September 25

"Being on television is the part I’m most uncomfortable with. I’m not seeking fame. I did this to discover something within myself."

Folt claims 70 percent of N.C. residents want Silent Sam back in McCorkle Place

September 24

“The (monument) law says the monument goes back on the pedestal. What we’ve been given is the opportunity to develop an alternative to that,” said ...

Shirley Ort, retired director of financial aid. Photo courtesy of Shirley Ort.

Creator of Carolina Covenant receives Leadership Award

By Elizabeth Holmes | September 20

Shirley Ort created Carolina Covenant to help low-income students pay for tuition exemplifies what it means to be a leader.

'What a mess. Won’t be texting': More messages from UNC post-Silent Sam revealed

By Charlie McGee | September 14

On Friday, WRAL released texts and emails exchanged between UNC faculty and administration before and shortly after Confederate monument Silent Sam fell. In ...

From dishwasher to supervisor: Hugo Brito-Montilla shares his American dream

By Casey Quam | September 9

You've definitely seen his friendly face around Chase Hall, but you probably don't know his story.

Silent Sam was located on McCorkle Place in Chapel Hill.

Letter: UNC Black Faculty call on the University to permanently remove Silent Sam

September 6

"To reinstall the Confederate monument to any location on UNC’s campus is to herald for the nation and for the world that UNC is not a welcoming place ...

LFIT textbook controversy sparks questions about how textbooks get approved, if at all

By Eva Ellenburg | September 6

The Lifetime Fitness textbook controversy brought up questions over the approval processes of course materials — how exactly does a textbook get the ...

Hundreds of UNC professors send letter to Chancellor to keep Silent Sam down

By Elizabeth Holmes | August 30

Professors from most of UNC's departments signed onto the letter last week after Silent Sam came down.

Who's who? State Senator confuses his own Twitter handle with UNC professor's

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | August 29

UNC professor Kris Jordan was surprised to discover an Ohio Senator, with the same name, was boosting his page views. However, it was unwanted publicity. ...

Alumnus awarded the Gates Cambridge Scholarship

By David Saff | July 17

The scholarship offers full support for graduate study at the University of Cambridge.

What the OCR's investigation of UNC means for the future of the University

By David Saff | July 9

We talked to Caitlin McCabe, a former DTH staffer who extensively covered campus sexual assault in 2012 and 2013.

The new class of Board of Visitors members are pumped to get started

By David Saff | June 13

The Board of Trustees recently selected 56 new members to serve on the Board of Visitors, let's see how they take the the Board forward.

"These politics and policies have effects on human life": UNC panel on immigration

By Giselle Pagunuran | April 26

A panel of professors and students examined the history of the Mexican-American border and how that has influenced the recent developments in immigration. ...

The decades-long tradition of faculty gym uniforms, including laundry services and clothing storage, is coming to an end this May.

Removal of 'Fetzer Grays' signals larger issues with faculty benefits

By Kate Karstens | April 24

On May 11, all clothing and basket service will cease at Fetzer Hall, bringing an end to the decades-long “Fetzer Grays” tradition. Under the current ...