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Patricia Harris named UNC's senior director of education, operations and initiatives

By Aisha Baiocchi | January 18

On Jan. 24, Patricia "Trish" Harris will become the University Office of Diversity and Inclusion's new senior director of Education, Operations and Initiatives. “I ...

Updates to the University COVID-19 cluster notification system this spring

By Allie Kelly | January 18

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University has changed how they communicate case tracking and data to the UNC community.

Word on the street: students adjust to spring semester classes

By Collin Tadlock | January 18

As the spring semester begins, students are navigating the return to both in-person and virtual classes.

Southern Oral History Program research highlights justice and personal history

By Jade Neptune | January 18

The UNC Southern Oral History Program interns and researchers examine activism, environmental justice, tenure for female and femme faculty of color and ...

Campus Rec adds new option for contactless check-in to facilities

By Alan Hunt | January 18

UNC campus recreation centers are offering a new check-in system called MorphoWave that allows students to check into facilities using only their hands. “You ...

Student-Made UNC connects artists' work with the campus community

By Lauren Cook | January 17

The UNC branch of Student-Made is comprised of about 20 student artists whose work is available for purchase on the website. Students sell clothing, jewelry, ...

UNC alumnus Eric Garcia talks new book that aims to reframe conversations around autism

By Valeria Cloës | January 17

Eric Garcia, a 2014 UNC graduate, a senior Washington correspondent at The Independent and a columnist for MSNBC, published "We're Not Broken" on Aug. ...

UNC Faculty Council members express concerns about spring COVID-19 policies

By Claire Tynan | January 17

The University's decision to start classes in person as omicron cases are projected to increase across campus caused some tension for members of the Faculty ...

Faculty Council discusses COVID-19 protocols, approved absences policy

By Hannah Rosenberger | January 16

The UNC Faculty Council discussed concerns about COVID-19 protocols, University Approved Absences and hybrid learning standards at its Friday meeting. The ...

Word on the street: First-years experience their first Chapel Hill snow

By Liv Reilly | January 16

With snow from a winter storm, UNC students enjoyed the weekend's cold weather outside with friends.

University plans move to Condition 2 status ahead of Winter Storm Izzy

By Allie Kelly | January 15

The University will move to a Condition 2 from 6 a.m. Sunday to 8 a.m. Monday due to the forecasted impacts of Winter Storm Izzy, according to an Alert ...

Q&A: Dr. Amir Barzin talks UNC's COVID-19 policies and the spread of omicron

By Allie Kelly | January 13

As students and faculty return for the spring semester, University Co-editor Allie Kelly spoke with Director and Lead Physician of the Carolina Together ...

Campaign for Carolina reaches $4.25 billion goal a year early

By Natalie Varma | January 13

In 2017, Campaign for Carolina set a goal of raising $4.25 billion by Dec. 31, 2022. Thursday, UNC announced that the campaign has reached the $4.25 ...

UNC plans MLK Day banquet and lectures on campus next week

By Brianna Atkinson | January 11

Here's a list of events UNC community members can participate in to honor the legacy of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. next week.

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UNC Faculty Executive Committee discusses spring pass/fail options

By Abby Pender | January 11

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise with UNC's return to campus, the Faculty Executive Committee discussed pass/fail grading, asymptomatic testing and ...

'What it really means to love Carolina': UNC leaders discuss power tensions

By Hannah Rosenberger | January 11

From the Board of Trustees to the Faculty Executive Committee and student governments, many groups have a stake in decision-making at UNC as part of ...

'A step, but it’s not the goal': UNC community members react to building renamings

By Aisha Baiocchi | January 11

In December, the University announced it would rename two buildings on campus, for Henry Owl, the first American Indian student and student of color to ...

UNC Campus Recreation reduces cleaning schedule

By Brooke Elliott | January 10

Fewer cleaning periods means more time for students to use the recreation centers, but also puts some of the responsibility to clean surfaces on patrons. ...

UNC research team develops low-cost COVID-19 test

By Hadley Chapman | January 10

The team envisioned a COVID-19 test that would work fast, give accurate results and be cheap to manufacture. Freeman said this would help make it available ...

UNC reports 838 positive cases this week as students return to campus

By Allie Kelly | January 10

As students and faculty enter the spring semester, UNC reported 838 positive cases among students from the week ending on Jan. 9 on its COVID-19 dashboard. ...