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Dr. Bill Roper will step down as UNC Health Care CEO, medical school dean in May 2019

By Maddy Arrowood | June 1

After almost 15 productive years as the CEO of UNC Health Care and dean of the UNC School of Medicine, Dr. Bill Roper plans to move back "behind the scenes" ...

Residents of the Homestead Mobile Home Park are required to move their homes or face eviction.

This UNC grad is working with local undocumented residents as they face uncertainty

By David Saff | May 29

Led by the daughter of undocumented immigrants, Apoyo: Centro para la Comunidad works tirelessly to assist undocumented Latinx communities in Orange County ...

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Meet the UNC grad student using her experience as an immigrant to shape her career

By David Saff | May 21

A graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received a fellowship to study health policy at the Gillings School of Public ...

A UNC worker takes down Saunders' name from Carolina Hall on June 3, 2015.

UW-Madison faces racist history as UNC does the same

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | April 26

An investigative report on the university’s student organizations after the events in Charlottesville, V.A. in August 2017 found two student organizations ...

Universities are attempting to adapt to increasing Wi-Fi demands by students

By John Edmonds | April 26

Ohio State University is rolling out an almost $19 million plan to expand wireless access to the university's football stadium, while UNC is increasing ...

UNC collaborates with American Talent Initiative to make college more affordable

By Veronica Correa | April 26

The American Talent Initiative is collaborating with universities across the country—including UNC—to make their institutions more accessible for ...

Disrupted plans: What happens when colleges close and students have to move on?

By Olivia Slagle | April 23

A rise in expenses and a drop in enrollment contributed to 66 small, private colleges closing in the 2015-16 school year. When these schools close, what ...

Editorial independence of college newsrooms in jeopardy

By Cate Byrne | April 22

Financial and independence issues are affecting student newspapers, but #SaveStudentNewsrooms is gaining attention.

Professor Dan Reichart speaks at "Last Lecture" to senior class

Professor Dan Reichart's 'Last Lecture' focuses on human connection, outer space

By Jessica Swanson | April 19

Despite the rapidly dropping temperature, students from the class of 2018 gathered in McCorkle Place to see UNC Physics and Astronomy Professor Dan Reichart’s ...

'So much bigger than me': UNC system's first African-American president talks election, future

By Emily Davis | April 19

Rising senior at North Carolina Central University Bettylenah Njaramba will be sworn as the president of The University of North Carolina Association ...

The competition for admission is heating up among state colleges, UNC-CH included

By Michael Meeks | April 18

Public university systems in states like California and North Carolina are rejecting students that would have been accepted in prior years.

Debunking NC tax changes and what they mean for public funding and universities

By Blake Weaver | April 17

Kathleen Thomas, a tax law professor at the UNC School of Law, said there is definitely a potential for a loss in higher education funding, especially ...

Lawyer Hugh Stevens presents the DTH's argument in court on Tuesday morning.

Judges rule UNC must provide names of sexual assault perpetrators

By Kiana Cole | April 17

In a ruling issued Tuesday, the North Carolina Court of Appeals said UNC must release the names of people found responsible for rape, sexual assault or ...

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 ...

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 ...

Did colleges share your admission info with other schools? The DOJ is working to find out

By Veronica Correa | April 12

The Department of Justice is investigating some universities' admissions practices. This investigation is trying to determine where or not these schools ...

UNC goes to Washington: Graduates reflect on their paths to politics

By Becca Heilman | April 12

Politicians like N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper and U.S. Rep. David Price, D-N.C., were involved in a variety of campus extracurriculars during their undergraduate ...

South African pre-university program helps develop future leaders

By Sophia Wilhelm | April 9

Fred Swaniker wanted to transform educational systems in Africa and create a world-class academic institution, where young students were eager to make ...

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.