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UNC Athletics and Student Athletes

UNC student-athlete working group talks data on athletes

By Carolyn Ebeling | March 17

There’s no lack of data on student-athletes at UNC, but what administrators are struggling to do is find meaning. “Numbers in the absence of context ...

Officials dispute athlete reading level statistics

By Daniel Schere | January 9

Mary Willingham has become the centerpiece of the latest media craze around UNC’s athletic scandal, but she says her decision to reveal her crucial ...

Group suggests more advising for athletes

By Amanda Albright | January 7

Athletes might have to make more trips to Steele Building next year. At the Student-Athlete Academic Initiative Working Group meeting Monday, faculty ...

Committee looks at athlete admissions

By Sara Salinas | November 4

The conversation surrounding UNC’s athlete admissions, which has dominated faculty and administrative discussions this fall, continued Monday as leaders ...

Former UNC tutor charged with violating sports agent laws

By From staff and wire reports | October 3

Former UNC tutor Jennifer Wiley has been indicted for encouraging former North Carolina football player Greg Little to sign with an athlete agent, according ...

Rawlings report emphasizes culture change

By Amanda Albright and Nicole Comparato | September 4

Hunter Rawlings acknowledges in a culture where problems with big-time athletics have plagued universities across the country, there are many reports ...

New group focuses on athletes

By Amanda Albright | August 25

Jim Dean, who previously served as dean of the Kenan-Flagler Business School, hopes to use his business background to help student athletes be academically ...

The board talks with Jay Smith about athletics reform

By Editorial Board | November 29

The issue of big money in college athletics, and its relationship to universities across the country, needs to be addressed. Jay Smith, a history professor, ...

Faculty bridge gap in academics, athletics

By Victor De La Cruz | October 9

UNC athletics teams have drafted a new teammate — a faculty member who will oversee their academic advising.

UNC athletes face issues on social media

By Elizabeth Kemp | October 2

UNC students celebrated the right to free speech Tuesday — and learned why, for student athletes, that right is limited.

Coaches may receive pay hike

By Melvin Backman | August 28

While broadcast rights have proven lucrative for UNC’s athletic department, its coaches’ salaries are soaking up much of that revenue. This year’s ...

Athletes on social media

By Editorial Board | August 27

Monitoring social media shouldn’t stifle free speech.

Athletics a concern across the UNC system

By Erika Keil | August 26

Though UNC-Chapel Hill recently began investigating the largest academic scandal in its history, university administrators in the state and nationwide ...

Carolina Fever membership now free for all students

By Grace Raynor | August 18

The chance to prove one’s school spirit will now come free of charge to all students.

North Carolina takes 8th in Directors' Cup

By staff and wire report | June 27

The University of North Carolina finished in eighth place in the final Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings for 2011-2012.