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Pi Kappa Phi members cycle across country to increase disability awareness

By Joelle Adeleke | July 21

This June, three members of UNC fraternity Pi Kappa Phi — Ethan Mou, Cole Bright and Bo Bell — set out on a 3700-mile cross-country cycling marathon ...

UNC has released its settlement with Nikole Hannah-Jones, read it here

By Madi Kirkman | July 21

UNC will pay Nikole Hannah-Jones $74,999 to resolve legal matters related to her tenure case last year, according to the University's settlement ...

'A Carolina love story': UNC sweethearts recreate proposal at the Old Well

By Joelle Adeleke | July 20

College sweethearts Nancy and Tucker Stevens got to relive their Old Well proposal this summer, celebrating 32 years since the UNC alumni first got engaged. ...

CHAARG sparks interest at UNC, promotes body positivity and empowerment through exercise

By Maddie Singleton | July 19

Changing Health, Attitudes + Actions To Recreate Girls is a fitness community that aims to empower women by promoting body positivity and encouraging ...

UNC and Nikole Hannah-Jones reach settlement over last year's tenure controversy

By Madi Kirkman | July 18

On Friday, the University reached an agreement with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones to resolve legal matters related to her application ...

Suzanne Barbour, dean of UNC Graduate School, stepping down to take position at Duke

By Lucas Thomae | July 18

Suzanne Barbour, dean of UNC's graduate school, will be leaving UNC at the end of August, according to a campus-wide email that was sent out on Monday ...

Field school students discover archaeological artifacts at local indigenous settlements

By Emily Shih | July 17

The team, led by professors Heather Lapham and Steve Davis, excavated hundreds of sherds, broken shards of ancient North American pottery and other historical ...

Undergraduate Senate unanimously votes to pass new campus building renaming bill

By Collin Tadlock | July 13

The University's Undergraduate Senate unanimously voted to pass a concurrent resolution demanding that UNC remove names of white supremacists, confederates ...

UNC student wins first place in division of NATS, a national singing competition

By Natalie McCormick | July 10

Isabelle Kosempa, a UNC junior vocal performance major, won first place in the Lower Classical Treble Voices division of a national singing competition ...

UNC and the Warrior-Scholar Project hold seventh annual academic boot camp for veterans

By Collin Tadlock | July 7

Last week, eight veterans took the initiative to prepare themselves for higher education by attending an immersive academic boot camp at UNC, which partnered ...

First-year jitters? UNC students offer advice on making the transition to college

By Joelle Adeleke | July 7

As the first day of college for the Class of 2026 approaches, upperclassmen provide advice for first-years.

Faculty describe experiences with electric bikes as UNC plans for new e-bike service

By Joelle Adeleke | July 6

UNC plans to announce a new service in the fall that will have electric-assist bikes. The e-bikes follow the University's decision to end Tar Heel bikes ...

New interactive art installation in front of Ackland Art Museum engages community

By Reagan Allen | July 5

The Ackland Art Museum installed a new interactive art piece, or "spatial gesture," on its terrace that features magenta arches and iridescent glass– ...

'It is time for a change': Hussman students react to school's accreditation status

By Reagan Allen | July 3

After a journalism evaluation agency granted provisional accreditation status to the Hussman School of Journalism and Media, the DTH spoke with current ...

Students discuss first-year seminars they took and the benefits of these classes

By Reagan Allen | July 1

UNC offers a variety of interesting first-year seminars, which can provide students with General Education requirements, major requirements or enjoyment. ...

Stanley C. Ahalt named inaugural dean of the School of Data Science and Society

By Madi Kirkman | June 30

Stanley C. Ahalt will serve as the new dean of the School of Data Science and Society, which is set to launch this fall, according to a campus-wide email ...

Faculty executive committee discusses recent AAUP report criticizing UNC system

By Collin Tadlock | June 29

During its general meeting on Monday, the Faculty Executive Committee discussed faculty concerns and feedback on the special committee report by the American ...

New undergraduate curriculum, IDEAs in Action, to start for first-years in fall

By Collin Tadlock | June 28

UNC will require a new general education curriculum known as IDEAs in Action for incoming first-years and transfer students who enroll at the University ...

How students can stay active and well at UNC through Campus Recreation

By Collin Tadlock | June 27

For Tar Heels wanting to stay active during their first-year on campus, Campus Recreation provides a variety of classes, activities and events focused ...

Massey Award recipient Stacy Davis keeps Institute of Marine Science afloat

By Maddie Singleton | June 26

Institute of Marine Sciences Facilities Manager and Harkers Island, N.C. native Stacy Davis received the 2022 C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Award. ...