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Meet this year’s Media and Journalism School commencement speaker

By Lauren Westbrook | January 30

“She started as a reporter, writing for the same newspaper she does now. She does documentaries, radio, and social media. She represents the future,” ...

Are we any closer to finding an interim chancellor?

By Cynthia Dong | January 27

Interim UNC-system President Bill Roper laid out his main criteria for finding an interim chancellor at a Faculty Executive Committee meeting Friday.

BOG Committee Meetings Kellie Hunt Blue, Pearl Burris-Floyd, R. Doyle Parrish

The Board of Governors talks new degrees and new chancellors at their January meeting

By Arabella Saunders and Lindsey Banks | January 24

January's Board of Governors meeting was held on Thursday. The meeting focused on topics such as the creation of new degrees, the Employee Engagement ...

Not everyone at UNC hears ‘surprise holiday’ when Condition 2 is declared

By Jessica Snouwaert | January 23

Hurricanes, snow storms, and burst pipes meant plenty of days off for students last semester. But for UNC faculty members, it meant losing their vacation ...

Folt commended for her service, addresses responsibility around Silent Sam

By Praveena Somasundaram | January 22

Chancellor Carol Folt’s term only has 9 days left, and the Faculty Executive Committee convened with her before her leave.

Was it legal for the judge trying Silent Sam protesters to close courtroom proceedings?

By Daniel Petrucci | January 20

On Friday morning, a series of cases involving protesters in a September Silent Sam rally were closed to the public.

Stone Center to host 15th annual "He Was a Song, He Was a Poem" for MLK Day

By Maydha Devarajan | January 20

Charles E. Williams, an artist based out of Greensboro, N.C., explores the family relationship, forgiveness and transformation in his exhibit.The exhibit ...

Summer session changes and credit hours were the subject of Thursday’s BOG meeting

By Ellie Heffernan | January 17

The Board of Governors met on Thursday to discuss academic success in UNC-system schools.

Partnerships at UNC fostered by Folt will outlive her tenure

By Nathan Wesley | January 15

Here's a compilation of the financial growth Chancellor Folt championed for on-campus programs and student scholarships.

Here's what's left unfinished in Chancellor Folt's final days

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | January 15

All the initiatives started by Carol Folt but left behind after her announcement of her resignation.

Economics professor Bill Parke's death reminds department to leave no student behind

By Evely Forte | January 14

"No one got left behind. That really goes beyond what anyone in this department and what most professors in the University do.”

C-STEP at UNC extends to two more community colleges and adds STEM initiative

By Maydha Devarajan | January 13

The C-STEP program has been linking transfer students and community colleges to four-year universities since 2006. It recently added two more community ...

UNC general counsel and vice chancellor Mark Merritt to step down

By Rachel Jones | December 17

Merritt, a UNC graduate, has guided the University through several legal battles since 2016, including suits regarding affirmative action, the academic-athletic ...

Jeffrey Johnson, chemistry professor, honored for outstanding work in research

December 5

Chemistry professor Jeffrey Johnson has joined the ranks of Thomas Edison and Grace Hopper as a lifetime fellow of the American Association for the Advancement ...

More details of Silent Sam plan emerge at Faculty Executive Committee meeting

By Casey Quam | December 3

On Monday morning, Chancellor Folt and the Board of Trustees officially made their recommendation to the Board of Governors about where to house Silent ...

Q&A with HIV researcher at UNC, Heidi Swygard

By Elizabeth Moore | November 29

The Daily Tar Heel asked Swygard, professor of medicine at UNC, some questions ahead of World HIV Day on Saturday.

Meet the man who co-founded UNC's International Studies Center

By Payne Lubbers | November 28

On Nov. 14, Chancellor Carol Folt and the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees honored a former University professor and three other University partners ...

First-years focus on preparing for final exams

By Ellie Heffernan | November 25

Final exam season never stops being intimidating, but it's especially tricky to navigate preserving your wellbeing as a first year. Here are some tips ...

Looking for another class? Check out 'Time and Medieval Cosmos'

By Nick Thompson | November 25

Two UNC professors from contrasting backgrounds are teaming up to teach “Time and the Medieval Cosmos,” a course that explores the historical connection ...

Here's why Maya Little is appealing her Honor Court decision

By Suzanne Blake | November 19

Maya Little is appealing her Honor Court decision, citing a lack of a fair and impartial trial and saying that the UNC Honor Court has a history of silencing ...