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Will the 2016 election's aftermath lead to better midterm election turnout?

By Eva Ellenburg | April 17

Voter turnout in midterm elections has been consistently low among young people ages 18 to 29. But with the divisive nature of the 2016 presidential election, ...

Your ultimate summer guide for staying put at UNC

By Cy Neff | April 17

So you decided to take some summer classes at UNC. Maybe you realized that you wanted to graduate on time. Or your summer internship didn’t pan out. ...

Faced with rising costs, middle-class families turn to community college

By Anna Pogarcic | April 16

Enrollment rates at community colleges have doubled or tripled in the last decade as middle-class families respond to rising costs of higher education. UNC ...

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Winston Crisp talks new mental health task force

By Hannah Anglin | April 16

"The reason for a task force is because the answers to the questions, even as basic as 'What do we need next?' or 'What are the best ways to improve things?' ...

UNC political science professor shows that 'Women Also Know Stuff'

By Taylor Buck | April 15

It's 2018, and it's about time people understood Women Also Know Stuff. “Part of what’s going on is that people tend to have a set of ...

UNC system happenings for April 16, 2018

By Ana Irizarry | April 15

The new president of the UNC-system student body president, elected Wednesday, is Bettylenah Njaramba, a junior at N.C. Central University. Drugs ...

Despite lack of engagement, STEM classes are usually taught using lectures

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | April 8

Studies have shown that students respond better to interactive teaching styles, but STEM classes are primarily taught through lectures. Some professors ...

UNC President Margaret Spellings speaks about her review at the Spellings Commission on Sept. 26, 2017.

UNC BOG defends President Spellings' bonus

By Anna Pogarcic | April 8

The UNC-System Board of Governors voted in favor of giving President Spellings a bonus.

Greek life educates campus on sexual assault with It's On Us

By Madeleine Fraley | April 5

“What the It’s On Us campaign is encouraging is that sexual violence is everyone’s issue,” said Shelley Gist Kennedy, the program coordinator ...

Despite Arts Everywhere initiative, UNC arts staff feels neglected by University

By Harris Wheless | April 5

Arts initiatives like Arts Everywhere are creating a public platform for the arts at UNC, integrating them into campus life through new events, performances ...

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UNC makes strides to become a hub for business development

By Lorcan Farrell | April 4

UNC is a launch pad for startups and research ventures according to data published by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Innovation, Entrepreneurship ...

UNC junior Rachel Jones is running for the 2018-2019 Editor-in-chief position at The Daily Tar Heel.

Editor-in-chief candidate Rachel Jones wants to increase diversity at the DTH

By Molly Looman | April 3

If selected as editor-in-chief for the next school year, junior Rachel Jones, current online managing editor, said she wants to use her diverse professional ...

$Photo illustration. In response to a series of serious infractions at fraternities across the country, UNC system schools have cracked down on codes of conduct violations.$

UNC-system schools are cracking down on fraternities for violations

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | April 2

Schools in the UNC system have cracked down on fraternities for violating student codes of conduct after a series of deaths at fraternities in 2017.

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CampWrite UNC inspires creativity and writing skills in local students

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | April 2

With summer right around the corner, local middle and high school students are getting ready for CampWrite UNC, a free, two-week day camp for aspiring ...

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Women in Physics symposium aims to keep women in the major

By Jessica Snouwaert | April 1

In the past, Women in Physics has been dedicated to strengthening diversity in the field. Now, the club looks to engage interest from the broader Carolina ...

The Board of Trustees met on Thursday, here's what happened

By Hannah McClellan and Emily Galvin | April 1

The Board of Trustees met on Thursday to discuss plans for UNC, involving future renovations and construction, public service at Carolina and more.

Tanya Amert (Left to right), Diane Pozefsky, Sydney Mantell and Armando Jimenez speak at a panel on diversity in Computer Science on Wednesday hosted by The Computer Science department.

Women and minorities in tech are making their voices heard

By Suzanne Blake | March 28

The UNC Computer Science Diversity Panel discussed the difficulties women and minority groups can face in the workforce while also celebrating their accomplishments ...

Carolina students enjoy the snow on campus on Jan. 17.

Nontraditional students' life experiences give them edge in undergrad

By Hannah Anglin | March 28

UNC consists of a large group of undergraduate students who have come to college straight from high school, but a number of students have taken a more ...

Immigration panel gets opinions from across the globe on entrepreneurship and diversity

By Brooke Bauman | March 27

On Tuesday, immigrants from all corners of the globe gathered to discuss their common roots in business in North Carolina. The Center for the Study of ...

UNC-system President Margaret Spellings (left) sits next to chairperson Lou Bissette (right) during a September 2017 UNC Board of Governors meeting.

BOG approves business school tuition increases, other school fees

By Blake Weaver | March 27

The UNC-system Board of Governors approved increases in tuition and fees for certain undergraduates at some UNC-system campuses. See if this applies to ...