Community members attend inaugural Chapel Hill-Carrboro Juneteenth events -

Black students find community within UNC School of Medicine, despite lack of diversity

By Praveena Somasundaram | February 23

Organizations like White Coats Black Doctors support the development of Black physicians, addressing an evident lack of diversity in the medical field, ...

Durham's Geer Cemetery sparks discussion of historically neglected Black burial grounds

By Niharika Vattikonda | February 23

Local community organizations and state government partners are paving the way towards more recognition and resources for historically neglected Black ...

'There's always an issue that you can advocate for': Meet BSM President Tamiya Troy

By Samuel Garzon | February 23

"If you genuinely seek change in your community, you have to be willing to step out of your comfort zone," Troy said.

Legacy of Chapel Hill’s first Black detective remains, 50 years after his death

By Bethany Lee | February 23

Theodore Roosevelt Cole Jr. was killed in 1969 on the day of his promotional ceremony to become Chapel Hill’s first Black detective. ...

Black first-generation students reflect on their experiences at UNC

By Charity Cohen | February 23

“Given I never went to college and then just thinking about the fact that my daughter is not only in college, but is about to graduate is just something ...

Local and national movements hope to improve Black maternal health

By Praveena Somasundaram | February 23

Organizations, activists and lawmakers, including Rep. Alma Adams of North Carolina’s 12th Congressional District, have been pushing for action to address ...

WUNC presents new podcast about local civil rights hero Pauli Murray

By Kelli Rainer | February 23

The podcast, called "Pauli", centers around Durham native Pauli Murray's influence as a civil rights attorney. Former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ...

From The Rock Wall tells the living histories of Black Chapel Hill-Carrboro

By Kayla Guilliams | February 23

The project was developed by the Marian Cheek Jackson Center for Saving and Making History and aims to uplift voices, past and present, of Black Chapel ...

'A player's coach': Against JMU, Forbes sweeps first series as UNC head baseball coach

By Kaitlyn Schmidt | February 23

The North Carolina baseball team got back in action over the weekend after playing only 19 out of its 56 games scheduled in the 2020 season. Not only ...

Screen Shot 2021-02-22 at 3.36.50 PM.png

Commission on History, Race And A Way Forward discusses future plans for inclusivity

By Jacie Smith | February 22

The commission’s partnership with Turn of Events will lay the groundwork for commission priorities in the next two years.

'We want to get better': UNC women's hoops moves on after 82-63 loss to No. 4 N.C. State

By Annie Gibson | February 22

The UNC women's basketball team fell short of victory at No. 4 North Carolina State on Sunday, stumbling through each quarter trying to catch up, but ...

Virtual campaigning challenges: From ballot signature sharing to an ethics complaint

By Cameron Myers Milne | February 21

The Board of Elections held a hearing for the complaint at 2 p.m. on Sunday. The Board said after the hearing that it will release its verdict from the ...

Journalist Charles E. Cobb to speak at annual African American History Month lecture

By William Christensen | February 21

The Sonja Haynes Stone Center will host author, journalist and activist Charles E. Cobb as its African American History Month lecturer. Cobb plans to ...

Even at her dream school, Elizabeth Culton's 'happy place' remains the balance beam

By Kaitlyn Schmidt | February 21

At around 9 years old, Elizabeth Culton attended her first North Carolina gymnastics meet with her parents, both of whom are Tar Heel alumni. Awestruck, ...

‘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 ...

We talked with Chancellor Guskiewicz about his role in Silent Sam settlement

By Maddie Ellis | February 21

University Desk Editor Maddie Ellis talked with Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz about the progress of the spring semester, the fallout from the rush on Franklin ...

Living with a pandemic: Polio in the 1940s

By Maeve Sheehey | February 21

For polio survivors, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is not the first infectious disease to upend their lives. Now, decades after polio ripped through North ...

Retired CHCCS teacher Karen Reid is looking for a kidney donor

By Britney Nguyen | February 21

Reid, who was diagnosed with a chronic kidney disease in 2014, recently published a letter asking for help finding a donor. Her disease has now progressed ...

UNC works to balance its budget with cuts to operating and personnel funds

By Preston Fore | February 19

UNC has announced its plans to achieve a balanced budget and resolve a deficit by the end of June 2022. To achieve that, Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz ...

Screen Shot 2021-02-18 at 10.16.01 AM.png

BOG discusses in-state tuition rates and suicide prevention efforts

By Lauren McCarthy | February 18

“Our System-wide tuition freeze reinforces the board’s commitment to keep college costs low,” Chairperson Randy Ramsey said in a press release Thursday. ...