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'Eating Animals' summer reading book unites UNC-Duke

By Faith McElroy | October 4

This summer, a book brought two campuses together. UNC and Duke University chose Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Eating Animals” as the joint 2011 summer ...

Students being recruited to intern for Chapel Hill 2020 plan

By Ethan Robertson | October 4

UNC students know their social media — and Chapel Hill leaders are putting their blogging and communication skills to good use.

Two UNC students finalists for People Magazine’s hero award

October 4

Two UNC students have emerged ahead of a year’s worth of fellow “heroes” to be named finalists for People Magazine’s annual Readers’ Choice ...

UNC looks into nationally recognized substance abuse programs

By Emily Overcarsh | October 3

Nationally recognized recovery programs for alcohol and substance abuse could soon be available to students at UNC.

Fire?ghters to raise awareness for breast cancer, will hold fundraiser at UNC-Louisville football game

By Chessa DeCain | October 3

When Captain Byron Greeson proposed the Chapel Hill Fire Department take part in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, he had his mom — a two-time ...

UNC men's golf ties for ninth place

By Brandon Moree | October 3

Duke’s men’s golf team made the game look easy at last weekend’s Rod Myers Intercollegiate, as they finished the event as the only team under par. ...

UNC’s Student Congress fills 13 vacant seats in special election

By Grace Raynor | October 3

All 13 of the vacant seats in Student Congress were filled Monday after a special election that saw 564 students vote online. But write-in candidates, ...

Al Young will give the 2011 Thomas Wolfe lecture

By John Sherman | October 3

Al Young is a writer. Delving into poetry and fiction, memoirs and anthologies, even screenplays for the likes of Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby, Young ...

UNC, N.C. State and Duke receive funding for joint Japanese program

By Alex Hammer | October 3

When people think of Japan, three local professors are hoping they will also think of the Triangle.

UNC system to discuss the use of paid recruiting agents for international admissions

By Miranda Murray | October 3

Universities paying international recruiting agents on a per- student commission have fueled a national ethical debate. And the UNC system will be joining ...

UNC’s School of Information and Library Science begins work on multi-million dollar data research project

By Edward Pickup | September 29

Researchers in the School of Information and Library Science have become part of a multi-million dollar effort to create a national data network.

UNC students debate Israel, Palestine

By Vinayak Balasubramanian | September 27

Although the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not much closer to a solution after years of peace talks and false starts, UNC students are finding ways ...

Overdue, but in the lead: Postpartum clinic should be replicated to ensure adequate treatment

By Edtiorial Board | September 27

For a condition as rampant and debilitating as postpartum depression, proper resources for treatment have been surprisingly lacking. By opening the nation’s ...

UNC's academic plan inches toward goals

By Nick Andersen | September 26

With an eye on quick and noticeable policy changes, the committee charged with developing the University’s latest academic plan has begun to chart out ...

Universities urge Congress to reach agreement on federal deficit reduction

By Gayatri Surendranathan | September 26

Universities nationwide are urging members of Congress to reach an agreement on federal deficit reduction without imposing further cuts on higher education. ...

Local media leaders talk First Amendment

By Blair Brown | September 26

UNC will celebrate its third annual First Amendment Day on Tuesday, Sept. 27, but its importance extends outside the campus.

UNC Board of Trustees restructures university affairs committee

By Chelsea Bailey | September 20

The Board of Trustees will mark its first meeting of the academic year today with an organizational change. In order to promote more focused conversation ...

Too tight on the future of tutelage

By Will Doran | September 20

Like all schools under the NCAA’s keen gaze, UNC takes special care to emphasize the first term in “student athlete.”

No slap on the wrist: Response sent the right message to the NCAA, but questions remain for UNC.

By Editorial Board | September 19

As the University took care to note in a 111-page response to the NCAA’s allegations Monday, the athletic department’s history is almost entirely ...

UNC language courses studied

September 15

UNC-system administrators are working to expand foreign language learning opportunities for students as part of an initiative they hope will save money ...