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Guskiewicz workshops Alert Carolina after crimes rattle students

By Preston Lennon | September 24

A rape, attempted break-in and report of sexual harassment outside Davis Library have recently instilled fears within UNC students. With suspects at large ...

Rise and fall: The 110 year history of UNC's Confederate monument, Silent Sam

By Preston Lennon | July 23

Conceived in 1908, completed in 1913, then torn down in 2018, Silent Sam was a lightning rod symbol on UNC's campus for over 100 years. Even now, as the ...

Meet interim Police Chief Thomas Younce: from the Air Force to UNC

By Preston Lennon | July 19

Members of the campus safety commission say there's a "crisis of trust" at UNC between law enforcement and the community. Thomas Younce has a wide background ...

Search for UNC's 12th Chancellor kicks off at the Carolina Inn

By Preston Lennon | July 9

After a Board of Governors member interfered with a chancellor search at Western Carolina University by independently contracting a firm to look into ...

A permanent exhibit in the entrance of Carolina Hall detailing the building's history. The hall was originally named for William Saunders, former leader of the N.C. Klan and UNC Trustee.

History on hold: University pauses the History Task Force work including Silent Sam

By Preston Lennon | June 4

In 2015, former Chancellor Carol Folt created a task force and instructed it to delve in to UNC's history. After numerous projects and recommendations, ...

Here's what happened at the first meeting of the new Campus Safety Commission

By Brian Keyes | May 1

The new campus safety commission formed by Interim Chancellor Guskiewicz met for the first time on Wednesday morning to discuss the group’s mission ...

What is the Campus Safety Commission?

By Cam Edson | April 24

The commission, initially announced on March 22, will also facilitate discussion with the UNC community regarding the roles and expectations of the relationship ...

We sat down with interim Chancellor Guskiewicz to talk about UNC's present and future

By Myah Ward | April 17

Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, was appointed to his new position in February, following the unexpected ...

What the Chancellor's Advisory Committee said about the Conflict over Gaza conference

By Edward Trentzsch | April 17

“It’s not always as clear-cut as we would like it to be,” Guskiewicz said. “But we stand firm on ensuring that free speech and academic freedom ...

How community leaders in Carrboro are urging UNC to handle Confederate groups on campus

By Ryan Smoot | April 10

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen recently passed a resolution recommending that the University betters its response to racist acts taking place on campus. ...

Meet the winners of UNC's 2019 Diversity Award

By Elizabeth Thompson | April 10

“Look across the campus. We are in national news for diversity issues. That’s not good."

UNC police begin investigation after anti-Semitic posters found in Davis Library

By Myah Ward | April 10

"This is the second time in two weeks I have had to share information with you about the discovery of racist or hateful messages on our campus," Interim ...

Interim Chancellor Guskiewicz goes back to the classroom

By Evely Forte | April 1

Guskiewicz and Professor Buck Goldstein will be holding a once-a-week course to mentor Ph.D. students who are planning to move into academia following ...

TEDxUNC - Saturday, Feb. 10 in Memorial Hall

Kevin Guskiewicz is the Kenan Distinguished Professor, Co-Director of the Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related TBI Research Center, and Director of the Center for the Study of Retired Athletes at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Over the past 18 years, his clinical research program has investigated the effect of sport-related concussion on balance and cognitive function, the biomechanics of sport concussion, and the long-term neurological effects of concussion in professional football players. Dr. Guskiewicz has received 24 funded research grants, and published over 130 journal articles and 8 textbook chapters on sport concussion. Additionally, he has presented over 250 national and international lectures on this topic. He teaches courses in sports medicine, anatomy, and research methods at UNC, and has been awarded fellowship in the American College of Sports Medicine, National Academy of Kinesiology, and the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. He serves on NCAA’s Concussion Committee, NFL’s Head, Neck, and Spine Committee, and NFLPA’s Mackey-White Committee. In 2011, Kevin was awarded a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship.

This UNC activist group is calling for the disarmament or disbandment of UNC Police

By Elizabeth Moore | March 28

Defend UNC sent Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz a letter in response to an event on March 16 when UNC campus police only gave a warning to pro-Confederate ...

Here's what you missed at Friday's Board of Governors' meeting

By Maydha Devarajan | March 24

The UNC Board of Governors met Friday morning to discuss systemwide chancellor searches, work with state legislature, student fees and tuition and the ...

Kevin Guskiewicz Faculty Council March 8

Here's what the "I Act On" diversity pledge could mean for UNC

By Stephanie Mayer | March 17

Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz has signed the "I Act On" diversity pledge of the CEO Action coalition, committing himself, as well as all of UNC, ...

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

By Noah Dolgoff | March 17

UNC’s Faculty Executive Committee met to discuss Kevin Guskiewicz’s first few weeks as interim chancellor, digital education and the general education ...

BOG Comittee Meetings Kellie Hunt Blue, Wendy Floyd Murphy, Matt Brody

Extended Silent Sam decision perpetuates uncertainty of statue's future

By Elizabeth Thompson | March 6

The Board of Governors has extended the deadline for their decision on the future of Silent from March 15 to their May 2019 meeting, a cause of concern ...

The Silent Sam decision has been extended for a second time

By Taylor Buck | March 4

The email did not cite reasons for the extension.

Terry Rhodes appointed as interim dean of College of Arts and Sciences

By Myah Ward | February 26

As interim dean, Rhodes will oversee nearly 17,000 undergraduate students and 2,500 graduate students, in addition to more than 70 academic departments, ...