As the University returns to campus for the spring semester, the Faculty Executive Committee discussed the assessment of well-being days, a rise in demand for accessibility services and University Communications. Members also touched upon the authenticity of the campus publication The Well as well as the University's dependence on coal at their Monday meeting.
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As the University returns to campus for the spring semester, the Faculty Executive Committee discussed the assessment of well-being days, a rise in demand for accessibility services and University Communications. Members also touched upon the authenticity of the campus publication The Well as well as the University's dependence on coal at their Monday meeting.
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Earthtones, a club comprised of students of color at UNC, aims to foster a space for community building and self-expression through art. The art collective, which officially started last fall, hosts biweekly community meetings and “paint-and-sips,” during which members can meet to experiment with a new art form together. “Earthtones has really helped me find people that are like me, that really like expressing themselves through art, connecting with each other in art, talking about it and using it to grow or to help ourselves or whatever it is that we use art to do,” Lokumo Eteni, a musician, said.
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After months of advocacy, University housekeepers have been granted a pay raise of 90 cents to $16.81 per hour, according to The Workers Union at UNC. Media Relations said the move came after advocacy from the Chancellor, his office and the Board of Trustees. The change falls short of workers' demands for $20 per hour wages and free parking.
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Bryan Stevenson, public interest lawyer, author of bestselling memoir "Just Mercy" and founder of the the Alabama-based Equal Justice Initiative, will be the keynote speaker at UNC's spring 2023 Commencement on May 14.
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As final exams approach, many students are concluding a memorable semester on UNC's campus. Some students have had weird things happen to them.
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University Desk Editor, Liv Reilly spoke with Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz about 2022 and some of the major University events that happened throughout the year.
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Michael Andreasen has been named the new Vice Chancellor for Development, as announced in a campus-wide email on Wednesday afternoon.
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2022 brought both old and new to the UNC and greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro community. History repeated itself through championship runs and midterm elections, while the lifting of COVID restrictions saw UNC students return to the classroom without a mask requirement for the first time since the spring of 2020. The Daily Tar Heel has put together a collection of the biggest stories from throughout the year for our audience.
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After the initial announcement of the Biden administration's loan forgiveness program, lawsuits are currently blocking the potential funding for millions of college students. Many remain concerned with the blocks consequences and what this will mean for the future of their loans.
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The use of affirmative action in UNC admissions processes has been under review since Students for Fair Admissions filed a lawsuit against the University in November 2014. While this case deals directly with the consideration of race in public university admissions processes, it is unclear how the outcome will affect affirmative action for employment.
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In April of 2021, the University Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward submitted its recommendation letter for the renaming of 10 buildings. The next group in the process, the Chancellor’s Committee to Review History and Race Commission Resolution, recently submitted its recommendations to Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz for the building renaming.
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Safety concerns and conversations about sexual assault prevention are key topics in campus conversations. Students and staff voice their thoughts on the University's handling of recent cases, as well as understanding The Clery Act.
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From the midterm elections to gun violence prevention, students organized throughout campus, rallying behind and protesting the issues that mattered most to them. Here's a recap of some of the activism seen at UNC throughout 2022.
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As numerous deans have left their positions at UNC over the past year, positions have been filled and search committees have been formed. Former deans share their experiences, reasons for leaving and hopes for the future.
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Community members gathered the Pit last week to pay their respects to James Lewis Cates Jr. and to see his life memorialized on campus. Cates, 22, was a Chapel Hill resident murdered outside the Student Union in November 1970 by members of a white supremacist motorcycle gang.
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For the first time in two years, the UNC Special Olympics Club played its rival, the N.C. State Special Olympics Club, in a flag football game Sunday morning.
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Students with ADHD may find that their pharmacy is experiencing shortages of Adderall, Focalin, Concerta and other medications prescribed to treat ADHD. Lean why there is a shortage and what students who are having trouble filling their prescriptions can do as exams approach.
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The James Lewis Cates Jr. memorial — an outcome of years of student and local advocacy — was officially dedicated in the Pit on Monday. Cates, 22, was a Chapel Hill resident murdered outside the Student Union in November 1970 by members of a white supremacist motorcycle gang. “In a perfect world, we would see his dreams fully realized today and would have him here as an elder to share the beauty of his life on his own,” Student Body President Taliajah “Teddy” Vann said. “And to pour his wisdom into Black students at UNC, like members of the Northside have done for decades.”
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On Oct. 25, Jeffery Ventrella of the Alliance Defending Freedom was invited to speak by UNC's campus chapter of the Federalist Society. The speech was met by student protesters, who began engaging with the speaker following some of his comments.
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On Nov. 18, the University and three Kenan-Flagler Business School professors filed motion to dismiss Angelica Rose Brown’s discrimination lawsuit. Brown's initial lawsuit was filed in August.
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