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Faculty raise concerns about limits to their freedom of speech

By Jessica Baugh and Dania Al Hadeethi | October 7

Despite the University's stated commitment to protecting the First Amendment rights of its faculty and students, not all faculty feel their speech is ...

Supreme Court affirmative action decision from 2023 affects UNC admissions practices

By Aisha Baiocchi | September 23

To comply with the decision, the University changed some aspects of its admissions process, including new essay prompts and tools to consider other aspects ...

UNC Police officer remains on force despite accusations of violence toward protesters

By Aisha Baiocchi | September 9

Captain Rahsheem Holland's conduct toward protesters on April 30 — and in protests at a 2021 Board of Trustees meeting — raises concerns about police ...

Anti-Palestinian discrimination investigation opens at UNC following complaint

By Estelle Venable | June 3

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights opened a Title VI investigation into UNC for anti-Palestinian discrimination on May 5. Palestine ...

'It’s not on us': From UNC to the courts, restraining order enforcement raises concerns

By Molly Weisner and Cynthia Dong | June 8

Both the North Carolina court system and UNC offer differing forms of no-contact orders — commonly called "restraining orders" — to victims of harassment, ...

A COVID-19 treatment may be developed in N.C., but the therapy's cost remains uncertain

By Addison Skigen | April 22

A potential treatment for COVID-19 could being development just outside the Research Triangle Park in Clayton, North Carolina. The Spanish pharmaceutical ...

'hmu for my premium:’ UNC student’s Snapchat porn scam exploits rising industry

By Arabella Saunders | April 9

Offering a range of subscription packages to customers who can pay up at the tap of their phone screens, sexual content creators in the "Premium” Snapchat ...

UNC System's Silent Sam Trust will cover Confederate group's attorney fees

By Charlie McGee | April 8

Over $80,000 of the short-lived “Monument Trust” will be paid to non-UNC attorneys who played a role in the creation of a lawsuit settlement that ...

Some at UNC have privacy, data security concerns with using Zoom platform for learning

By Hannah McClellan | April 6

Following UNC's official transition to fully remote classes last month amid the increasing danger of COVID-19's spread, Zoom Video Communications Inc. ...

N.C. public service workers seek relief from officials as COVID-19 risks escalate

By Elizabeth Moore | March 30

The expansion of COVID-19 continues raising risks for essential state employees, with the death of a Raleigh sanitation worker last week marking a new ...

‘Everything is getting worse and worse’: coronavirus deepens homeless population struggles

By Marin Wolf | March 26

As the rapid outbreak of COVID-19 pushes counties across North Carolina to issue stay-at-home orders, individuals experiencing homelessness are left to ...

UNC's $2.5 million Confederate payout won't be fully repaid despite backdoor deal reversal

By Charlie McGee | March 26

The UNC System's now-infamous settlement with the North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc. was struck down last month after a swarm of ...

Campus Y leader's sudden dismissal opens potential for more UNC control

By Eva Ellenburg | March 6

Following the sudden dismissal of Campus Y's long-time executive director, students and advisory board members are struggling to pick up the pieces.

Bloomberg garners high-profile N.C. endorsements going into crucial Super Tuesday

By Kyle Ingram | March 2

Bloomberg has secured 157 endorsements from current and former mayors throughout the country at this point in his unorthodox presidential bid, which he ...

Confederate presence at Chatham County early voting site raises intimidation questions

By Elizabeth Moore | March 2

A recent protest in Chatham County at a voting site raised concerns about voter intimidation at the polls.

Undergraduate Senate advances own interest through gerrymandering, 'shadow government'

Waffle House workers demand better labor conditions, increased security

New SCiLL hires share connected backgrounds

The Daily Tar Heel obtains UNC Police use of force analyses for last decade

Muslim, Arab student organizations say they fear repercussions from others' protests

Faculty raise concerns about limits to their freedom of speech

Supreme Court affirmative action decision from 2023 affects UNC admissions practices

UNC Police officer remains on force despite accusations of violence toward protesters

Anti-Palestinian discrimination investigation opens at UNC following complaint

'It’s not on us': From UNC to the courts, restraining order enforcement raises concerns

A COVID-19 treatment may be developed in N.C., but the therapy's cost remains uncertain

'hmu for my premium:’ UNC student’s Snapchat porn scam exploits rising industry

UNC System's Silent Sam Trust will cover Confederate group's attorney fees

Some at UNC have privacy, data security concerns with using Zoom platform for learning

N.C. public service workers seek relief from officials as COVID-19 risks escalate

‘Everything is getting worse and worse’: coronavirus deepens homeless population struggles

UNC's $2.5 million Confederate payout won't be fully repaid despite backdoor deal reversal

Campus Y leader's sudden dismissal opens potential for more UNC control

Bloomberg garners high-profile N.C. endorsements going into crucial Super Tuesday

Confederate presence at Chatham County early voting site raises intimidation questions