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UNC student commission resolution: ‘All courses must be offered virtually'

By Maddie Ellis | August 2

The Commission on Campus Equality and Student Equity's resolution calls for full remote instruction and limitations on the number of students living on ...

Granville Towers delays move in for students with FDOC two weeks away

By Emily Orland | July 30

Residents of Granville Towers East were originally permitted to move in as early as Aug. 5. Now, with just two weeks until the first day of classes, they ...

UNC Board of Trustees votes to rename campus buildings, tables a "forgiveness" proposal

By Sara Raja | July 29

Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz presented the Board of Trustees with his recommendation to remove the names Wednesday after forming a committee to review ...

UNC will not require COVID-19 tests for students or faculty before they return to campus

By Emma Geis | July 28

Carolina Together states that testing everyone “could create a false sense of security,” and that the CDC does not recommend widespread, asymptomatic ...

Vice Chancellor Jonathan Pruitt leaving UNC to return to the UNC System

By Maddie Ellis | July 27

Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations Jonathan Pruitt is leaving UNC and returning to the UNC System as chief operating officer effective Aug. 1. ...

'She was all about absorbing life': Remembering UNC student Sally Sasz

By Rachel Crumpler | July 27

Family and friends of Sally Sasz, a rising UNC senior who passed away at age 21, remember her for her many passions, her positivity and the way she absorbed ...

UNC System will not change tuition and fees, waives testing requirements for 2021

By Maddie Ellis | July 23

The Board of Governors voted Thursday at its July meeting that UNC System institutions will not change or refund tuition and student fees for the 2020-2021 ...

'Safe jobs save lives': University faculty and staff demand safer conditions for fall

By Kyle Ingram | July 19

With less than a month before classes are set to begin, UNC System workers have concerns and questions left unanswered. The North Carolina Public ...

'A major step in the wrong direction': Carrboro Town Council talks student return to UNC

By Taylor Heeden | July 15

“Some mentioned it’s not our business in what UNC does, but you know what? It is,” Town Council member Sammy Slade said. “Students live in Carrboro. ...

CORRECTION: A former version of this photo caption incorrectly identified the university that most recently changed a name of a campus building. The university was UNC-Greensboro.
In February, UNC-Greensboro became the third university in the state to remove Charles Brantley Aycock’s name from a campus building.

These four names need to be removed from campus buildings, Commission resolves

By Maydha Devarajan | July 14

The Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward unanimously approved a recommendation to Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz for the removal of names with ties ...

Carolina Performing Arts suspends fall performances, launches virtual concert series

By Elizabeth Egan | July 5

Like many other areas of the UNC and Chapel Hill communities, Carolina Performing Arts is "looking forward" with an ongoing virtual concert series.

University delays releasing sexual assault records despite N.C. Supreme Court ruling

By Maydha Devarajan | July 1

The N.C. Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 decision in May that UNC would be required to release the disciplinary records for individuals found responsible ...

UNC enters into $1.5 million settlement over Clery Act violations, chancellor announces

By Maydha Devarajan | June 30

In 2019, the U.S. Department of Education reported multiple findings that the University had violated the Clery Act, failing to report and compile crime ...

'On the front lines': UNC facilities workers consider costs of fall return to campus

By Chiara Evans and Isabella Sherk | June 28

As the start of the fall semester approaches, questions from housekeeping and facilities workers about the practicality and implementation of safety guidelines ...

The stories that have defined UNC since 2018

By Hannah McClellan | June 28

From senior leadership switch-ups to the Silent Sam saga, UNC has had its fair share of campus controversies in the past few years. Here’s what you ...

UNC sophomore creates podcast focused on intersectionality of LGBTQ+ and POC experiences

By Greta Travaglia | June 25

Rising sophomore Clay Morris recently produced his own podcast, called SEGREgayTION, which aims to hold LGBTQ+ related discussions with other LGBTQ+ men ...

Heel Talk episode 11: Board of Trustees lifts 16-year moratorium on renaming buildings

By Meredith Radford and Evely Forte | June 22

In this week's episode, host Evely Forte spoke to Maydha Devarajan, summer University desk editor, and former DTH reporter Hannah McClellan to better ...

UNC commission member proposes enrichment program for descendants of enslaved people

By Emma Geis | June 21

Danita Mason-Hogans, a member of UNC's Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward and a Chapel Hill native with ties to the University dating back ...

Off-campus social gatherings, COVID-19 testing discussed at Carolina Roadmap webinar

By Praveena Somasundaram | June 14

Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, students leaders and other University administrators hosted a webinar Thursday to discuss the Carolina Roadmap and answer ...

'I've never been in a Facebook group that insane': The rise and fall of Babes Who Blade

By Hannah Lang | June 11

There was the flurry of content warnings and the personal arguments playing out in the comments section, and the "outright demands" for emotional labor ...