Faculty Executive Committee discusses resources for athletes
UNC is continuing to extend resources to student-athletes to better fulfill their needs.
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UNC is continuing to extend resources to student-athletes to better fulfill their needs.
For many, recent news addressing UNC athletics and academics have been reduced to words printed on a page. But for UNC student-athletes, the emotional effects have been potent — something that was noted at Tuesday’s Faculty Athletics Committee meeting.
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