Franklin McCain Jr. is the son of Franklin McCain Sr., one of the members of the Greensboro Four — four students who staged a sit-in at Greensboro’s Woolworth lunch counter on Feb. 1, 1960. He spoke at the Freedom Forum Conference Center in Carroll Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 17, for the University's Martin Luther King Jr. "Day of Action."
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Franklin McCain Jr. is the son of Franklin McCain Sr., one of the members of the Greensboro Four — four students who staged a sit-in at Greensboro’s Woolworth lunch counter on Feb. 1, 1960. He spoke at the Freedom Forum Conference Center in Carroll Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 17, for the University's Martin Luther King Jr. "Day of Action."
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UNC Athletics is considering creating a new practice space for the women’s basketball team in Woollen Gym. But in order to do that, they may be sacrificing a basement dance studio used by dance classes and multiple dance clubs.
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This week, Granville Towers East has experienced increased maintenance issues within the building. Students say that these issues include broken elevators, HVAC unit and water functioning issues, rusting stairwell handrails and mold. In emails sent to residents, Granville Towers acknowledged recent maintenance issues and provided updates on when they would be addressed in the coming weeks. “The support group and the customer service at Granville Towers is 100 percent lacking," Charlie Fitzgerald, UNC first-year and resident of the complex, said.
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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.
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A group of about 20 campus and graduate workers publicly read the list for the first time while the UNC System Board of Governors met at the UNC System Office. The list of updated demands expands upon those brought to University administration in October.
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Last Friday, members of UNC Fraternity and Sorority Life participated in a Rise Against Hunger meal packaging event. This event brought together Greek life leaders to create a positive impact in the UNC community and around the world.
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HAPPEE — Hugs and Pups Posse - Encouraging and Empowering — frequently visits UNC's campus to bring students a sense of community. Ranging from "meditation stations" to dog pets on McCorkle Place, the group works to put a smile on students' faces.
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After months of activism on UNC’s campus surrounding increased wages and free parking for University housekeepers, a list of demands are being brought to the UNC System Board of Governors on behalf of campus and graduate workers.
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The Hussman School of Journalism and Media held a student-led walkout on Tuesday afternoon in celebration of their Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Action.
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UNC junior, Raj Aghera was recently awarded $30,000 through Kaplan’s 2022 Tuition Sweepstakes. He plans to use this money to help further his academic career through medical school.
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"Through my years of being a woman who appreciates this kind of music, I have noticed men consistently have not taken me as seriously as other male fans. In no way am I an expert on every artist and album, but I often feel belittled by the misogynistic comments that men make toward me."
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In a first-of-its-kind study by two UNC psychology doctoral students, children who checked social media more often were found to be more sensitive to social feedback over time. The study focuses on the impact on social media use in adolescent brain development.
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UNC’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience provides resources for those struggling with mental health needs. This semester, the department has increased LGBTQ+ resources and support groups within the clinic, along with continuing support for other groups within the Chapel Hill community.
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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.
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Numerous department leaders across the University are voicing concerns over faculty exhaustion and wellbeing. These conversations come in the midst of navigating the post-pandemic world with continued Zoom classes and new expectations. “There's a lot of moving targets and unspoken expectations a lot of times that are baked into the job,” Alan Kinlaw, chairperson of the Faculty Welfare Committee, said.
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Four newcomers — Shelvia Dancy, Michelle LaRoche, Marisa Porto and Peter Sherman — bring a heap of interdisciplinary experience and enhance ongoing commitments to diversity within the Hussman School of Journalism and Media. The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) demoted the School to provisional accreditation in April 2022, citing the school to be out of compliance with its standards for diversity and inclusiveness, specifically in faculty retention and recruitment.
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The annual UNC Week of Celebration kicks off next Sunday. It will include four events orchestrated by students and faculty that highlight the efforts of Martin Luther King Jr. in championing racial justice.
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Detectable levels of lead have now been discovered in at least one fixture of 125 buildings on UNC’s campus, with 27 having a sample above the Environmental Protection Agency's action threshold of 15 parts per billion.
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UNC first-year student, Mary Esposito, has been awarded the 2022 BMTX Annual Financial Empowerment Scholarship. She was selected out of over 1,000 applicants and used her financial literacy TikTok account as the anchor of her application.
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Two complaints against a total of seven identity-based programs associated with UNC were filed with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. The complaints were against programs that encourage participation of certain demographics — primarily women and BIPOC students — alleging the programs were in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
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