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Struggling together: Students recreate study spaces online

By Malak Dridi | September 14

Students are finding ways to come together during COVID-19 through Zoom study rooms and GroupMe chats. "I wouldn't say I’m making friends through the ...

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'Making history': UNC's Asian American Center officially opens after 25 years of work

By Maydha Devarajan | September 13

Almost 25 years in the making, the Asian American Center marked its official reopening with a kickoff event and looks ahead to future fundraising and ...

Faculty reflect on undergrad application season for business and journalism schools

By Elena Tsai | September 13

As the fall application season for UNC's undergraduate programs at professional schools comes to a close, three UNC faculty members shared their insight ...

University commission furthers discussion on renaming buildings

By Emma Nipp | September 13

The UNC Commission on History, Race, and A Way Forward met virtually on Thursday. On the table for discussion was the removal of names from several campus ...

Faculty Council Meeting: UNC could see a revenue loss of $300 million

By Sara Raja | September 13

The Faculty Council met Friday to discuss the University's budget, the current COVID-19 outlook and UNC's plans for the spring semester.

UNC faculty members join national protest, strike for racial justice

By Cameron Myers Milne | September 13

UNC faculty members across disciplines canceled their classes last week and created a space for dialogue on race and racism and during a national Scholar ...

Chancellor Guskiewicz discusses learning from the fall and looking ahead to the spring

By Maddie Ellis | September 13

For the first time since the University moved to remote instruction one week after the first day of class due to COVID-19 outbreaks, the DTH talked to ...

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Board of Governors discuss in-person and remote course tuition at task force meeting

By Anthony Howard | September 10

“The goal of this task force is to examine how tuition and fees are currently structured in our system,” Chairperson J. Alex Mitchell, a member of ...

First years find community in a group chat, with room for 5000 people

By Hannah Rosenberger | September 10

The student-created app LoopChat can accommodate 5,000 users — and UNC first-years have found community during the chaos.

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Gender-Based Violence Prevention Advisory Group discusses sexual violence prevention

By Heidi Pérez-Moreno | September 10

The group met Thursday morning to draft immediate and long term solutions to sexual violence among students, faculty and employees at UNC.

Carolina Housing to terminate student staff effective Oct. 30

By Maddie Ellis | September 10

Carolina Housing has terminated the position of student staff effective Oct. 30.

UNC will now only report COVID-19 tests administered by UNC in positivity rate metric

By Charlotte Geier | September 9

In an email sent to the campus community, UNC announced changes to the way the COVID-19 dashboard would report the campus positivity rate, as well as ...

As students leave campus, workers express mixed feelings over safety and job security

By Kelly Kendall | September 9

According to the UNC-Chapel Hill COVID-19 Monitoring Dashboard, no new COVID-19 cases have been reported among campus employees as of Sept. 1. Despite ...

As UNC goes remote, one class teams up with universities across the nation

By Emily Schmidt | September 9

UNC professor Navin Bapat in the Department of Peace, War and Defense has organized a new version of POLI/PWAD 457, teaming up with 15 other political ...

'It’s not just a job': The Meantime perseveres during COVID-19

By Anne Tate | September 9

The Meantime reopened on Aug. 25 and is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

'A powerful presence': Kira Griffith leads RHA with a passion for advocacy at UNC

By Sara Raja | September 9

Kira Griffith is the two-term president of the Residence Hall Association and a Chancellor's Science Scholar. She aims to advocate for student voices ...

APPLES alternative breaks go virtual and adapt to COVID-19 precautions

By Emma Nipp | September 9

APPLES usually provides students with the opportunity to attend alternative breaks. But this year, during COVID-19, these service projects are going virtual. ...

'Ghost town': Students still in dorms talk readjusting to life in an empty campus

By Natalie Johnson | September 8

"What used to be the most spontaneous and energetic place on campus suddenly feels like the most somber place to walk by these days."

Off-campus students struggle with internet access during a remote semester

By Heidi Pérez-Moreno | September 8

Several off-campus students at UNC are struggling with internet connectivity issues this fall. Since the pandemic caused undergraduate classes to go online, ...

UNC continues consolidation of students living on campus, to close 14 residence halls

By Maddie Ellis | September 8

Fourteen residence halls are closing as Carolina Housing consolidates students into fewer places on campus, according to an email sent to residents Tuesday. ...