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'Rest is resistance': UNC hosts 42nd annual Minority Health Conference

By Mira Fefferman | February 28

The conference is the largest and longest-running student-led health conference in the United States. It typically attracts over 500 people annually, ...

Photo often mislabeled as George Moses Horton shows importance of accurate research

By Amy Xu | February 28

This common mistake misrepresents the legacies of both Horton and Delaney and exemplifies the importance of thorough and accurate research, University ...

Carolina Athletic Association presidential election heads to runoff

By Emily Shih | February 28

The president's role is to represent student athletes within CAA and serve as a liaison between UNC athletics and student sports fans. The election will ...

Campus Rec and Student Wellness implement outreach program for students in isolation

By Lauren Cook | February 25

This semester, UNC Campus Recreation and Student Wellness are working together to implement an outreach program that helps students connect with one another ...

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UNC exploring in-person graduation potential, Campus and Community Advisory Committee says

By Charlotte Geier | February 25

On Thursday, the Campus and Community Advisory Committee met to discuss increased policing on Franklin Street for the next UNC-Duke basketball game, vaccination ...

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Faculty Advisory Committee discusses spring commencement and next fall semester

By Lauren McCarthy | February 25

Members of the Faculty Advisory Committee met Feb. 25 to discuss preliminary plans for an in-person spring commencement and the fall 2021 semester. ...

Judith Cone reflects on 11 years of service to UNC and prepares for retirement

By Sabrina Ortiz | February 25

After 11 years at the University, Judith Cone, the vice chancellor for innovation, entrepreneurship and economic development, will be retiring in April. ...

After traveling to 193 countries, UNC professor Jim Kitchen sets his sights on space

By Chelsea Ramsey | February 25

He recently finished writing a book detailing his travels, "A Bigger World," which is scheduled to release in mid-2021.

'This is an unfinished world': Charles E. Cobb speaks about Black activism at lecture

By Jennifer Tran | February 25

Cobb, a journalist and former activist with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, spoke of various Black leaders and organizations aimed toward ...

University committee hears concerns of inequality in faculty governance

By Kaitlyn Dang | February 24

The Faculty Committee on University Government met Wednesday to discuss concerns about faculty governance, including the responsibilities of the secretary ...

Administrative Board of The Graduate School provides feedback on proposed budget cuts

By Max Hazerjian | February 24

Members of the Graduate School's Administrative Board met for the first time this semester on Feb. 23 to discuss challenges to graduate education at the ...

UNC hosts North Carolina's poet laureate as 2021 writer-in-residence

By Sophie Seoyoung Cho | February 24

On Monday night, Jaki Shelton Green, North Carolina’s first African American and third woman poet laureate, spoke at the first of this week’s Frank ...

Sophomore Lamar Richards elected 2021-2022 student body president

By Maddie Ellis and Hannah Rosenberger | February 24

Richards received 59.7 percent of the 3,219 votes cast in the election, defeating his opponent, junior Keshav Javvadi, by 851 votes, according to the ...

Kenya Allison pioneers as NROTC's first Black female Battalion Commanding Officer

By Kennedy Rushing | February 23

Allison hopes her selection as Battalion Commanding Officer will inspire others to appoint women, more specifically minority women, to leadership positions ...

Applications open for UNC Student Television's newest show: The Bach at UNC

By Grace Battle Thompson | February 23

Turn off ABC and tune into Student Television's “The Bach at UNC," campus' version of “The Bachelor," coming fall 2021. "The Bach at UNC" is ...

Black students find community within UNC School of Medicine, despite lack of diversity

By Praveena Somasundaram | February 23

Organizations like White Coats Black Doctors support the development of Black physicians, addressing an evident lack of diversity in the medical field, ...

'There's always an issue that you can advocate for': Meet BSM President Tamiya Troy

By Samuel Garzon | February 23

"If you genuinely seek change in your community, you have to be willing to step out of your comfort zone," Troy said.

Two UNC students accepted for program celebrating achievements of African American men

By Charlotte Geier | February 23

Two UNC sophomores were accepted to the Institute for Responsible Citizenship — a highly-competitive leadership program for the nation’s top young ...

'Our voices will not be silenced': Campus Y elects first Black female co-presidents

By Hunter Haskett | February 23

The two women titled their platform ‘We will not be silenced’ to highlight their commitment to being authentic to themselves and their experiences, ...

UNC Student Body Elections

February 23

Election Day for student body offices is Tuesday, Feb. 23. Polls are open from midnight to midnight. Visit this dashboard to read everything you need ...