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The Daily Tar Heel will receive student government funding to reimburse reporter travel

By Lorcan Farrell | February 28

The Daily Tar Heel was approved to receive funding from student fees to cover travel expenses. The DTH stopped receiving funding from the University in ...

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Admissions offices are reassuring prospective students after gun reform protests

By David Saff | February 28

Students subject to disciplinary action as a result of gun reform protests will not be penalized at many institutions.

The world may have forgotten the Cherokee language, but UNC Professor Ben Frey hasn't

By Cy Neff | February 28

"How do you bring back a language that just a few generations ago, the federal government sent people to re-education schools to forget?" UNC Professor ...

Show us the money: UNC's Prosecutors and Politics Project tracks attorneys' finances

By Kate Karstens | February 28

The U.S. prides itself on being a place where checks and balances broker power of high-ranking officials. But prosecutors slip between this crack. That's ...

APLU has a plan to increase graduation rates

By Michael Meeks | February 28

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities is introducing a new project designed to encourage institutional cooperation and increase college ...

Julia Alvarez, the Frank B. Hanes Writer-In-Residence, gave a reading on Feb. 27 in Genome Science Building.

Celebrating Julia Alvarez, UNC's new writer-in-residence

By Maria Elena Vizcaino | February 28

UNC's Department of English and Comparative Literature welcomes Julia Alvarez, the 2018 Frank B. Hanes writer-in-residence, to share readings, talk about ...

The Water Institute at UNC to help revolutionize global health care by 2030

By Emily Galvin | February 27

In a new study, researchers at UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health are providing the data to help countries reach the 17 Sustainable Development ...

Carolina Angel Network works to give UNC graduates' businesses a leg up

By Grace Little | February 23

A new program called the Carolina Angel Network (CAN) brings together student entrepreneurs, faculty and UNC alumni to fund new startup business ventures ...

The Pit and The Pendulum: University icon marks social changes through time

By Molly Looman | February 23

The Pit became known for the protests and demonstrations it held and turned into a symbol of change for UNC. To this day, that meaning holds true. ...

CJAA week seeks to debunk 'the myth of the criminal'

February 22

The Criminal Justice Awareness and Action group (CJAA) believes a person is more than a crime. That's why it held a series of events this week to challenge ...

Kathy Izard speaks and inspires at Eve Marie Carson Lecture Series

By Giselle Pagunuran | February 22

"My message to you is this: Trust the whisper, whatever it is,” said activist Kathy Izard, quoting her book. “It will keep whispering. And when it ...

Financial Aid office is hiring a Spanish-speaking counselor after student requests

By Maria Elena Vizcaino | February 22

“When I was a freshman, I was looking for a lot of resources and a lot of information to understand better how financial aid worked, but I wasn’t ...

Students seek transparency with financial aid while University seeks balance

By Emily Galvin | February 20

Every few years, the University completes a survey to reassess the average costs for a student to attend the University for one year, but Carolina ...

Tillis' new bill would allow HBCUs more financial flexibility

By Ryan Smoot | February 20

A new bipartisan bill in the U.S. Senate would give HBCUs in North Carolina more financial flexibility.

Horace Williams Airport may shut down. Here's a history of its impact at UNC.

By Mark Burnett | February 20

When Carolina comes into conversation most people begin to either talk about sports or academics. However, airplane enthusiasts always seem to talk about ...

Former US Attorney General Loretta Lynch gives a speech in Memorial Hall on Monday night as part of the 37th annual UNC Martin Luther King Jr. Keynote Lecture and Award Ceremony.

Former US Attorney General Loretta Lynch looks to the next generation for change

By Hannah Anglin | February 19

Former United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch spoke at the 37th annual UNC Martin Luther King Jr. Keynote Lecture and Award Ceremony as the keynote ...

Lunar New Year Celebration aims to connect international students to home culture

By Jackson Liu | February 19

The Friendship Association of Chinese Students and Scholars organized the 2018 Lunar Year Celebration, giving students the opportunity to celebrate Chinese ...

PERIOD. at UNC-CH aims to provide menstrual products for homeless women

By Hannah McClellan | February 19

UNC's chapter of PERIOD., a national organization dedicated to women's menstrual equity, hopes to change the conversation around periods, homelessness ...

Notre Dame president criticizes NCAA, alludes to UNC academic scandal

By Olivia Slagle | February 19

In a letter posted to the university's website, John Jenkins, president of the University of Notre Dame, criticized the NCAA's decision to deny the appeal ...

UNC highlights issues of citizenship during Global Spotlight Week

By Giselle Pagunuran | February 15

The FedEx Global Education Center highlights pressing citizenship and immigration issues for Global Spotlight Week.