As UNC maintenance backlog hits record high, facility worker morale at an 'all time low'
This academic year has continued to place a spotlight on struggles of living, working and studying on UNC’s campus.
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This academic year has continued to place a spotlight on struggles of living, working and studying on UNC’s campus.
I still remember exactly where I was, and the excitement I felt, when I was accepted as a staff writer for The Daily Tar Heel.
"He looked me in my eyes and said, 'hopefully you won't have to sleep here tonight.'"
Detectable levels of lead have now been discovered in at least one fixture of 125 buildings on UNC’s campus.
Bryan Stevenson, public interest lawyer and author of bestselling memoir "Just Mercy," will be the keynote speaker at UNC's spring 2023 Commencement, the University announced Wednesday.
Update Monday, Nov. 21 at 2:10 p.m.: This story has been updated to reflect response from the Angelica Rose Brown's lawyer.
Lead has been detected in at least one fixture of 61 buildings on UNC’s campus, as of data released November 15.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments Monday in a case against UNC-Chapel Hill that could decide the fate of affirmative action, specifically the consideration of race, in the college admissions process.
Since lead was initially discovered in water in UNC campus fixtures earlier this semester, the University’s testing has found detectable levels in a total of 16 buildings.
Lead has been detected in 57 of 84 in-room sinks in Spencer Residence Hall, according to a notification sent to residents Tuesday obtained by The Daily Tar Heel.
Update Monday, Nov. 21 at 10:45 a.m.: This story has been updated to reflect recent court filings by the University and business school professors.
In recent weeks, the University has found detectable levels of lead in the drinking fountains and sinks of eight UNC buildings — including Fordham, Hamilton, Manning, Phillips, Carrington and Isaac M. Taylor Halls, along with South Building and Wilson Library.
Jennifer S. Conrad, a professor of finance at the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, was named interim dean of the business school on Thursday, according to an announcement sent to the school's faculty, staff and students.
Update Sept. 27 at 4:25 p.m.: This article has been updated with additional information from UNC Media Relations as well as lead detection notifications and testing information from the Office of Environment, Health and Safety.
Detectable levels of lead has been discovered in three Hamilton Hall drinking fountains, according to a University email sent Monday to the occupants of Hamilton Hall and obtained by The Daily Tar Heel.
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The University has discovered detectable levels of lead in the water of three drinking fountains in Wilson Library, according to a campus-wide email sent on Thursday.
Sophomore Eleanor Bolton arrived early with her friend on the first day of class at Hamilton Hall, excited for a new semester.
There is one more big change to add to the growing list of how the fall semester will be different: Davis Library is set to become the new late night spot.
UNC’s deferred maintenance backlog has grown to over $900 million and counting.