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'How much power do we really have?': Faculty discuss Program for Public Discourse

By Allie Kelly | October 21

Members for the Program for Public Discourse met with UNC faculty members on Monday to discuss how to facilitate civil conversations in their classrooms ...

National AAUP president discussed corporatization of higher education at conference

By Jackie Sizing | October 8

UNC's chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) held a statewide AAUP conference over the weekend, featuring a speech from national ...

Unsustainable scholarship: How private companies control research in higher education

By Preston Lennon | September 18

Academic research is a staple of university libraries. Faculty depend on it for their own research, and students need it for their studies. But because ...

New initiative explores redefining UNC's data science curriculum

By Will Forrest | September 18

UNC students, professors and researchers will come together to conduct a study that examines the feasibility of changing the University's data science ...

Faculty debate new program with undisclosed donors

By Ellie Heffernan | September 9

At the latest Faculty Executive Committee meeting, a new communication service, the Three Zeroes Initiative and the Program on Civic Virtue and Civil ...

Western Carolina University has a new chancellor

By Nathan Wesley | April 25

Kelli R. Brown will assume the position of the 12th chancellor of Western Carolina University in July. Brown was elected by the WCU Board of Governors ...

Faculty Executive Committee discusses police presence on campus, gender pay gap

April 22

The Faculty Executive Committee held a meeting on April 22 to discuss the gender pay gap at UNC and a petition signed by 101 UNC faculty members concerning ...

This research symposium encouraged women in physics to stay in physics

By Evelyn Gandy | April 16

The second annual Women in Physics Research Symposium featured interesting projects and speakers that can relate to the difficulties that young women ...

School of Social Work holds ethics panel about immigration in the U.S.

By Casey Quam | April 15

Lecture organizers hope the attendees of the final Clinical Lecture Series hosted by the School of Social Work are able to learn how to better serve their ...

Faculty Council discusses anti-Semitism, caps on scholarship funds, and UNC Police

By Cynthia Dong | April 15

At the University Faculty Council meeting on Friday, members said goodbye to Chairperson Leslie Parise, proposed a resolution to investigate police conduct ...

UNC names new dean of students and associate vice chancellor for student affairs

By Maeve Sheehey | April 12

Desirée Rieckenberg will assume the title of dean of students effective immediately, according to an email from Christi Hurt, interim vice chancellor ...

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Learn how to tie a turban on Friday

By Casey Quam | April 10

“The significance of the turban is that we can be recognized and help serve the communities that are in need of help."

Want to learn about Europe? You’re in luck

By Lauren Westbrook | April 10

"Students, community members, teachers, high school students, faculty, staff, local government and all sorts of society organization ... foster the dialogue ...

Here's what you missed at Monday's Faculty Executive Committee meeting

By Evely Forte | April 10

The University’s Faculty Executive Committee gathered on Monday to discuss the future of Silent Sam and the election of a new faculty chairperson. ...

Cherríe Moraga asks UNC, 'If We Forget Ourselves, Who Will Be Left to Remember Us?'

By Arabella Saunders | April 9

Chicana writer Cherríe Moraga’s “Native Country of the Heart: If We Forget Ourselves, Who Will Be Left to Remember Us?” paints a portrait of her ...

What the Employee Forum had to say about ConnectCarolina, Weeknight Parking Program

By Edward Trentzsch | April 3

Wednesday's Employee Forum meeting focused on the ConnectCarolina makeover, the Weeknight Parking Program and the Northside Neighborhood Initiative.

UNC announces a new licensing partnership with Hanesbrands Inc.

By Noah Dolgoff | April 3

Hanesbrands Inc. is the number one seller of licensed college gear.

The untold narrative: UNC professor lectured on class structures during slave era

By Janet Haver | April 2

UNC professor William Andrews presented a lecture on Tuesday, April 2 to promote his newest publication which discusses the effects of social mobility ...

Jonathan Hess’ memory will be honored in conference held by GSLL department

April 1

Join the department for the three-day conference from April 13 to 15.

'Everyone loses when bright people play small': how impostor syndrome affects achievement

By Suzanne Blake | April 1

Many students at UNC describe feeling out of place, or as though they aren't smart enough to compete at Carolina. This is called imposter syndrome, and ...