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No. 1-seeded UNC field hockey cruises past No. 8-seeded Cal, 5-0, in first round of ACC Tournament

| November 5

UNC-Wilmington

Board of Governors discuss enrollment restrictions, laboratory schools

By Lena Miano | November 20

At Thursday's meeting, board members discussed the freshman enrollment caps for out-of-state students, failing reports for laboratory schools and elected ...

N.C. experiences increase in extreme weather, residents urge communities to take action

By Maddie Policastro | January 17

After just three days of class, UNCW cancels class in preparation for Hurricane Michael

By Maydha Devarajan | September 30

IRS and universities make resources available to victims in hurricane aftermath

By Blake Weaver | September 20

Location: Wilmington, N.C.

Type: four-year, public

Year founded: 1947

Total enrollment (fall 2014): 14,611

Undergraduate enrollment: 12,993

Undergraduate applicants (fall 2013): 10,838

Acceptance rate (fall 2013): 56.8 percent

Graduation rate (after four years, 2013): 52 percent

In-state undergraduate tuition and fees (2014-15): $6,392

Sports nickname: Seahawks

Website: www.uncw.edu

A residential street in Houston, Texas during the cleanup process after Hurricane Harvey in 2017. (Photo courtesy of Valerie Mueller)

As Hurricane Florence continues, UNC cancels classes for Sept. 17

By Kate Karstens | September 10

At 11:02 a.m., the National Hurricane Center announced that Hurricane Florence had been increased to a Category 4 hurricane, with a projected path toward ...

UNC-W will be one of 34 schools selected for a partnership with Chinese university

By Emily Davis | April 11

UNC-Wilmington is expecting about 100 students from Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences in China to participate in its new dual degree program starting ...

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

UNC's Spellings launches statewide tour of universities

By Veronica Correa | April 4

UNC-system President Margaret Spellings plans to visit eight campuses across the state in the upcoming weeks.

NC students meet with lawmakers in Washington to protest 'Global Gag Rule'

By Mitra Norowzi | March 28

Also known as the Mexico City Policy, the rule was enacted by President Donald Trump on his first day in office and forbids the allocation of U.S. foreign ...

UNC ranks number one for best value among public universities

By Emma Boggess | January 30

UNC-Chapel Hill is number one on Kiplinger's ranking of best values in public education.

Protestors created a variety of signs and posters before the Sebastian Gorka's November speech on campus.

NC ranked top state for campus free speech despite controversial BOG policy

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | January 21

Although a December study by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education ranked North Carolina as best in the nation for campus free speech, debate ...

UNC-W professor Mike Adams to speak on campus

By Anish Bhatia | March 3

UNC-Wilmington criminology professor and conservative political columnist Mike Adams will visit UNC on Monday to speak about the importance of free speech ...

NC coast included in potential off-shore drilling plan

By Zaynab Nasif | February 10

There might be no Kure for North Carolina’s off-shore drilling problem. One of eight potential planning areas for drilling — as part of the national ...

UNC-system happenings for Jan. 21, 2015

By Eric Surber | January 21

Part of an update on UNC-system schools.

UNC-system happenings for Oct. 15, 2014

By Olivia Lanier | October 14

Jean-Michel Cousteau, a distinguished underwater explorer, called for action to protect endangered ocean resources at a recent lecture he gave at East ...

ASG talks youth voting, voter mobilization

By Elizabeth Matulis | October 6

As the first day of early voting draws closer, the UNC-system Association of Student Governments focused on strategies for student voter engagement at ...

UNC-system happenings for June 18-25

By Hannah Shaw | June 18

UNC-Wilmington is weighing its options after a U.S. District Court Judge ordered the university to pay over $700,000 in legal fees for a professor’s ...

After not being promoted, UNC-W professor wins lawsuit

By Paul Kushner | March 26

Last week, a federal grand jury decided in favor of a UNC-Wilmington associate professor who sued the university for infringing on his First Amendment ...

Incident tests UNC-W alert noti?cations

By Lucinda Shen | November 15

An individual who robbed two women near UNC-Wilmington’s campus has not been caught, but university officials say there are no plans to change security ...

Adderall use on college campuses examined

By Corinne White | November 14

The presence of Adderall on college campuses has led some administrators to call into question the ethics behind the unauthorized use of the drug.

Summer Ventures program for NC high schoolers in science and math faces budget cuts

By Gayatri Surendranathan | November 7

A summer program that has offered N.C. high school students an opportunity to engage in the sciences since 1985 is shrinking due to budget cuts.