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UNC first-year wins national empowerment award for her work on TikTok

By Kayla Hallac | January 11

UNC first-year student, Mary Esposito, has been awarded the 2022 BMTX Annual Financial Empowerment Scholarship. She was selected out of over 1,000 applicants ...

UNC faces federal complaints for allegedly discriminating against white students

By Lauren Rhodes | January 10

Two complaints against a total of seven identity-based programs associated with UNC were filed with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil ...

FEC discusses mental health, accessibility in its first meeting of 2023

By Abby Pender | January 9

As the University returns to campus for the spring semester, the Faculty Executive Committee discussed the assessment of well-being days, a rise in demand ...

Earthtones club celebrates student artists of color at UNC

By Keerthana Gotur | January 9

Earthtones, a club comprised of students of color at UNC, aims to foster a space for community building and self-expression through art. The ...

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University raises housekeeper pay by 90 cents per hour, workers' demands remain unmet

By Aisha Baiocchi | December 26

After months of advocacy, University housekeepers have been granted a pay raise of 90 cents to $16.81 per hour, according to The Workers Union at UNC. ...

Civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson to be spring 2023 Commencement speaker

By Preston Fore | December 14

Bryan Stevenson, public interest lawyer, author of bestselling memoir "Just Mercy" and founder of the the Alabama-based Equal Justice Initiative, will ...

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Word on the Street: The weirdest things that happened to students this semester

By Corey Davis | November 30

As final exams approach, many students are concluding a memorable semester on UNC's campus. Some students have had weird things happen to them.

Q&A: Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz reflects on 2022 academic year

By Liv Reilly | November 30

University Desk Editor, Liv Reilly spoke with Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz about 2022 and some of the major University events that happened throughout ...

Michael Andreasen to join the University as Vice Chancellor for Development

By Liv Reilly | November 30

Michael Andreasen has been named the new Vice Chancellor for Development, as announced in a campus-wide email on Wednesday afternoon.

Fate of student loan forgiveness is uncertain following federal blocks

By Brianna Atkinson | November 30

After the initial announcement of the Biden administration's loan forgiveness program, lawsuits are currently blocking the potential funding for millions ...

Affirmative action case could bring employment considerations into question

By Anna Neil | November 30

The use of affirmative action in UNC admissions processes has been under review since Students for Fair Admissions filed a lawsuit against the University ...

'No formal timetable': Building renaming process still underway

By Madi Kirkman | November 30

In April of 2021, the University Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward submitted its recommendation letter for the renaming of 10 buildings. The ...

Explaining The Clery Act and assault reporting on campus

By Zoe Frederick | November 30

Safety concerns and conversations about sexual assault prevention are key topics in campus conversations. Students and staff voice their thoughts on the ...

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Student activists and organizers make an impact on campus in 2022

By Lauren Rhodes | November 30

From the midterm elections to gun violence prevention, students organized throughout campus, rallying behind and protesting the issues that mattered most ...

UNC sees highest number of deans stepping down since 2003

'The best it has ever been': Former deans confident despite increased leadership turnover

By Lavelle Wong | November 30

As numerous deans have left their positions at UNC over the past year, positions have been filled and search committees have been formed. Former deans ...

'An iota of peace:' UNC honors James Cates with permanent memorial

By Natalie Varma | November 29

Community members gathered the Pit last week to pay their respects to James Lewis Cates Jr. and to see his life memorialized on campus. Cates, 22, was ...

UNC Special Olympics team faces off with N.C. State in rivalry flag football game

By Alexandria deRosset | November 28

For the first time in two years, the UNC Special Olympics Club played its rival, the N.C. State Special Olympics Club, in a flag football game Sunday ...

Students struggling to fill ADHD prescriptions search for solutions

By Natalie McCormick | November 27

Students with ADHD may find that their pharmacy is experiencing shortages of Adderall, Focalin, Concerta and other medications prescribed to treat ADHD. ...

'Grief is love lost': UNC community dedicates permanent memorial to James Cates

By Allie Kelly | November 22

The James Lewis Cates Jr. memorial — an outcome of years of student and local advocacy — was officially dedicated in the Pit on Monday. Cates, ...

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UNC Federalist Society hosts guest lecturer, interrupted by student protest

By Collin Tadlock | November 21

On Oct. 25, Jeffery Ventrella of the Alliance Defending Freedom was invited to speak by UNC's campus chapter of the Federalist Society. The speech was ...