Graduate workers continue to petition UNC, demand not reopen in-person instruction
The staff and workers expected to carry out UNC’s fall reopening plan have been some of its most vocal critics.
Use the fields below to perform an advanced search of The Daily Tar Heel's archives. This will return articles, images, and multimedia relevant to your query. You can also try a Basic search
63 items found for your search. If no results were found please broaden your search.
The staff and workers expected to carry out UNC’s fall reopening plan have been some of its most vocal critics.
You may have wondered what the COVID-19 chapter will look like in a history textbook — but students may be tackling the coronavirus pandemic in the classroom sooner than you think.
CLARIFICATION: A previous version of this story stated that all three new majors will begin enrolling at UNC this fall. While the School of Education will begin recruiting students for its new human and organizational leadership and development program this fall and may begin working toward the major in some respects, the application for the major is planned to open in spring 2021.
The University has yet to directly respond to a statement of demands sent nearly a month ago by a group of graduate workers regarding the impact of COVID-19 conditions on students' financial security.
Update, 2:18 p.m.: The University is currently preparing to reopen in phases in the hope of having students return to campus in August, Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said in an email Tuesday. Guskiewicz said UNC is working to develop a plan that would allow university research operations to reopen in June and July. Details of the full plan are expected to be announced later in May.
The Administrative Board of the Graduate School discussed possible responses to COVID-19, its upcoming budget and a potential change to the GRE testing requirement at its meeting Tuesday afternoon via Zoom.
A statement of demands written by and for graduate workers in response to COVID-19 conditions was sent to University leaders Monday morning. More than 300 people have added their name to the statement in support, including professors and alumni.
An Alert Carolina message sent Monday afternoon notified the UNC community about UNC Police’s investigation into a series of on-campus burglaries at Ram Village undergraduate apartments.
This year’s Robertson Scholars Leadership Program selection process joined the growing list of cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No scholarships will be awarded to any of the applicants.
Academic researchers from UNC and pharmaceutical industry scientists will continue working together to find a cure for HIV due to the $20 million, five-year renewal of their HIV cure partnership announced March 9.
UNC's Study Abroad Office sent an email March 1 to all students studying abroad in Italy announcing the academic options available upon their return to the United States. This followed the cancellation of Italy study abroad programs due to the spread of the coronavirus.
The Unsung Founders Memorial located in McCorkle Place has been slowly sinking into the ground since it was installed in 2005.
UNC Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) launched a boycott campaign on Jan. 26. against UNC Hillel’s Perspectives Trip. “UNC Skips the Trip'' calls for support from students, community members and other Palestine solidarity organizations.
A social enterprise startup, using technology developed at UNC, aims to close the growing global cancer treatment disparity by providing cost-effective, personalized radiation therapy to cancer clinics in low- to middle-income countries.
About 200 students and community members attended the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies’ annual Holocaust Remembrance Day event Monday evening on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
The UNC Office of Human Resources implemented a new Paid Parental Leave benefit on Jan. 13 that provides eligible employees dedicated leave time to care for and bond with a newborn or newly-placed child, according to the UNC Human Resources website.
Coinciding with the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment that gave women the right to vote, a new history course will explore the experiences of women at UNC since its founding in 1789.
Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz announced the launch of the 15-member Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward in a Wednesday email to the UNC community.
Since its founding in 1999, Transgender Day of Remembrance is held around the world — and at UNC — each Nov. 20 to honor the memory of transgender people whose lives were lost due to acts of anti-transgender violence.
The Kenan-Flagler Business School has often felt intense for senior Dhvani Bhatia — and her experience sophomore year at the school's orientation program didn't help smooth the transition.