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Campus Safety Commission discusses community standards and rising COVID-19 cases

By Kyle Ingram | July 2

With a little more than a month left before the fall semester is set to begin, critical questions about the return to on-campus operations remain. The ...

Graduate workers continue to petition UNC, demand not reopen in-person instruction

By Rachel Crumpler | June 21

In a petition published June 12, graduate workers have expressed concerns about the safety and logistics of returning to campus for in-person instruction ...

'This is something that's killing people’: Instructors petition for fall teaching options

By Sasha Schroeder | June 8

Faculty, fellows and teaching assistants are petitioning UNC administration to guarantee that no instructor will be required to teach in person during ...

Graduate workers continue to push for increased stipends and other demands

By Rachel Crumpler | May 13

Several directors of graduate studies programs met with Terry Rhodes, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, last week to discuss a number of graduate ...

Months after controversy fueled its formation, UNC's safety commission faces questions

By Stephanie Mayer | November 3

Campus Safety Commission meetings have been in session over the last two months to give students, faculty and staff the opportunity to discuss their concerns ...

UNC chooses next dean of Graduate School

By Preston Lennon | July 24

Suzanne Barbour, former program director at the National Science Foundation, has been the Graduate School dean at the University of Georgia for three ...

Graduate Honor Court is still without a chairperson or attorney general for next year

By Taylor Buck | April 11

“I don’t know what will happen to the Honor System. That’s a question for GPSF leadership, and ultimately University administration."

Thank your TA: It's Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week

By Arabella Saunders | April 3

Grad students are what make so much of what happens at Carolina possible! Make sure to show some gratitude for your TA's, research mentors and lab instructors ...

Putnam and Hernandez Student Leaders on Folt

Here's what student leaders across campus have to say about Folt's departure

By Suzanne Blake | January 31

Students reflect on Chancellor Folt's legacy and their hopes for the next chancellor in the face of Folt's tumultuous relationship with students.

Why are graduate students often at the center of campus protests?

By Alex Zietlow | January 21

Graduate students have been at the helm of campus protests at UNC since the 1960s, from George Vlasits, an anti-Vietnam War protester in the 1960s, to ...

Postdoctoral diversity fellow makes her homecoming to UNC

By Praveena Somasundaram | November 2

Danielle Purifoy spent many weekends at UNC during middle and high school as part of the North Carolina Math and Science Education Network, a program ...

Diversity fellow Keiji Kunigami continues interdisciplinary mindset at UNC

By Elizabeth Holmes | October 25

André Keiji Kunigami was just chosen as one of UNC’s newest Carolina Postdoctoral Programs for Faculty Diversity fellows. He looks to continue his ...

Meet one of your 2018 diversity fellows: Sarah Mills

By Grace Little | October 24

Second-year postdoctoral trainee from the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Sarah Mills is one of the five 2018 diversity fellows from the Carolina ...

Taking the LSAT in 2019? It will be digital

By Evely Forte | October 7

The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) will begin administering digital Law School Admission Test (LSAT) exams to all law school applicants starting ...

UNC School of Medicine takes first in graduate school primary care program rankings

By Suzanne Blake | March 21

In a move from second place last year, the UNC School of Medicine was ranked first for their primary care program in U.S. News and World Report’s 2019 ...

GPSF talks email phishing and career planning for grads

By Kate Karstens | January 16

Staff writer Kate Karstens live-tweeted the Graduate and Professional Student Federation Senate meeting and discussed student fees and other graduate ...

UNC graduate students speak against proposed tax bill

By Mitra Norowzi | December 3

UNC graduate students spoke out against the proposed U.S. House of Representatives' tax plan Friday in a panel hosted by the Carolina Young Democratic ...

Students gather around the Old Well to enjoy the snow in January 2014.

Proposed new tax code could cut scholarships, increase grad student costs

By Emma Boggess | November 8

House Bill 1 — the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — proposed on Nov. 2 by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives includes several provisions that ...

Abigail Lee, an English 105 teacher, helps freshman Jonathan Diamantis with an assignment on Tuesday afternoon.

Graduate students press for social and financial change

By Kate Karstens | November 7

In her first year as a graduate student at UNC, Abigail Lee applied for and received food stamps.

Student Government votes to approve changes to constitution following graduate, undergraduate split

By Summer Epps | October 30

The Vote Yes Referenda Campaign encouraged students to “vote yes” on the Student Constitution Referendum on Friday.