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Protestors march from South Building to Silent Sam during the Solidarity Rally and March for the Center for Civil Rights Thursday.

Students, faculty and community members march in anticipation of Center for Civil Rights BOG vote

By Becca Heilman | September 7

Students, University faculty and community members gathered Thursday to protest the potential Board of Governors decision to stop the UNC Center for Civil ...

Mark W Merritt, Vice Chancellor and General Counsel, discusses how the First Amendment protects hateful language during a panel discussion Wednesday evening.

UNC holds lecture on First Amendment, free speech

By Eva Ellenburg | September 6

Read our live coverage from UNC's "Carolina Conversations: The First Amendment and Free Speech" here:

Chapel Hill Town Council discusses preparing for tropical storms, living wage and construction

By Doug Dubrowski | September 6

Check here for live updates from the Chapel Hill Town Council meeting:

Duke to increase employee minimum wage to $15 by 2019

By Becca Heilman | September 5

Duke University will increase its minimum wage to $15 per hour for all regular University and Health System staff by 2019, according to a university statement ...

Students prep for first football game of the season

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | August 31

Staff writer Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez went around campus and asked various students where they will be watching the first football game of the season ...

Folt denies white supremacist Richard Spencer space to speak on campus

By Tyler Fleming | August 30

Richard Spencer, president of the National Policy Institute and a white nationalist organizer, was denied a request to rent space on campus, according ...

UNC student Trey Sullivan (left) and Assistant Director of Career Services, Jonathan Adams (right), participate in a business school workshop in Hanes Hall on Aug. 28, 2017.

UNC students prepare to apply to the business school

By Hannah Lang | August 28

Meet the new ECU

By Olivia Slagle | August 28

East Carolina University’s new look is due in part to Chancellor Cecil Staton – and the university’s growing national acclaim.

Peabody Hall houses UNC's School of Education.

UNC sees increase in teaching program enrollment

By Carina McDermed | August 27

UNC faculty asks the BOG to vote against closing the Center for Civil Rights

By Ana Irizarry | August 27

The UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty Executive Committee asked the UNC Board of Governors to vote against closing the Center for Civil Rights. The committee ...

The UNControllables, a "radical political student" group at UNC-Chapel Hill, hosted a Week of Welcome event where they discussed the "secret history of UNC, from student occupations and worker uprisings..." on August 24, 2017.

UNControllables host annual tell-all of UNC history

By Ashley Cruz | August 24

UNControllables brought attention to white supremacy and vandalism on Thursday with their annual event, “What UNC Doesn’t Want you to Know: Inside ...

Executive Director of Cure HTT, Marianne S. Clancy, presents Congressman David Price an award on behalf of Cure HTT in August for his work in passing legislation on behalf of those affected by the genetic disease. Price, along with Gov. Roy Cooper, opposed the the proposed Republican health care bill.

Rep. David Price accepts award for HHT funding

By Cy Neff | August 24

Charity workers, a congressperson, UNC researchers, and patients afflicted by a rare disease all gathered in the Carolina Club on Thursday evening ...

Watch our live coverage of the Silent Sam protest

By Rachel Jones | August 22

UNC's first day of class has ended with a protest in front of Silent Sam. While university officials have known about a planned rally since Monday, the ...

UNC declines Cooper's advice to remove Silent Sam

By Ana Irizarry | August 22

UNC released a statement Tuesday saying the University would not follow Gov. Roy Cooper's advise to remove Silent Sam.

Provost Jim Dean steps down

By Tyler Fleming | August 22

Chancellor Carol Folt sent an email to the Carolina Community around 11 a.m. announcing that Jim Dean, executive vice chancellor and provost, is stepping ...

Students create online syllabus organizer

By Nic Rardin | August 22

Getting organized at the start of the semester can be tough, but a small team of UNC students has developed a new web tool to group all of your assignments ...

Why does the fight for affirmative action continue?

By Becca Heilman | August 21

Affirmative action admissions programs at universities across the country may be in jeopardy in light of a recent memo by the Donald Trump administration. ...

Dorm decor stacks up outside as students move in.

UNC Housing launches new move-in initiative

By Nic Rardin | August 19

Move-in wouldn’t be move-in without the teary goodbyes and crowded elevator rides. Luckily for UNC students, the Haulin' Heels are there to help them ...

A sign that reads "History will not repeat" lies next to the burnt remains of a Confederate flag.

Anti-KKK protesters claim victory in downtown Durham

By Cole del Charco and Ana Irizarry | August 18

Hundreds of counter-protesters marching against the Ku Klux Klan claimed victory in front of the old Durham County Courthouse on Main Street on Friday. ...

Chapel Hill mayor asks UNC to remove Silent Sam

By Tyler Fleming | August 18

Chapel Hill mayor Pam Hemminger sent a letter to Chancellor Carol Folt asking UNC to take down Silent Sam — a monument to Confederate soldiers on UNC's ...