As the North Carolina football team heads into a new and highly-anticipated season, Kenan Stadium will be even more awash in Carolina Blue — thanks to a newly upgraded stadium lighting system.
Among the the UNC Board of Trustees' current members, there are six registered Republicans, two registered Democrats and two unaffiliated trustees. Their job responsibility is in part to promote "the sound development of its institution." However, there have been recent concerns over politics potentially playing a role in the creation of a new UNC school. Members of the UNC Board of Trustees have collectively donated roughly $717,000 to Republican political candidates, campaigns and committees, compared to roughly $137,000 to unaffiliated ones and $106,000 to Democratic ones. The Daily Tar Heel looks into how each trustee leans politically though their past donations.
Lauren Hawkinson has been elected as the 2023-2024 Graduate and Professional Student Government.
The UNC Board of Governors is requesting funds from the N.C. General Assembly in its proposed 2023-2025 system operating budget to adjust faculty and staff salaries during this inflationary period. BOG committees approved the proposed budget, capital projects and increases in student fees and tuition during the Wednesday meeting.
As the University's computer science program has moved to an application-based admissions cycle, professors and students share their thoughts on the transition. This semester will mark the department’s first standard admissions cycle when the application opens on Feb. 15.
Several UNC professional school programs will undergo significant tuition increases for the 2023-2024 academic year, according to the proposals presented to the UNC Board of Governors Committee on Budget and Finance Wednesday morning.
The UNC Board of Governors recently approved the allocation of University funds for the construction of a café in Davis Library. The café will be situated on the first floor of the library, and be the first North Carolina location of Pret A Manger. Students can also expect to see the beginning of construction on a café in Davis Library, the new building at the Kenan-Flagler Business School and the partial completion of Roper Hall.
A recent University memo asked employees not to speak directly to media and to refer all media inquiries to the relevant University offices. Provost Chris Clemens said at the Employee Forum meeting on Wednesday that this memo was not intended to prevent staff from speaking on campus issues.
In this episode, City & State Editor Emmy Martin and Daily Tar Heel reporters Hannah Rosenberger, Kathryn Bragg and Maggie McIntyre discuss the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade on the upcoming midterm election. Remember, the deadline to register to vote is Oct. 14. Election Day is just four weeks away.This episode was produced by Assistant Audio Editor Reagan Allen.
The exact interpretation of abortion cases has been evolving since Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973, but this is the first time since then that states have been able to outright ban abortions prior to viability. North Carolina is one of the few states in the South where abortion remains legal — but there are still restrictions on access, and questions remain about what is and is not protected.
Screenshot of the Faculty Executive Council meeting on Nov. 1.
At the April 20th Graduate School Administration Board meeting, the group elected to suspend the GRE requirements for the 2022 application graduate program application cycle.
Screenshot from the Campus and Community Advisory Committee meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.
Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz speaks at the UNC Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020.
