The Faculty Executive Committee met Monday to discuss ongoing COVID-19 trends at UNC, the search for a new vice chancellor of communications and the recent changes in the recipient selection process for the Distinguished Alumna and Alumnus Award.
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The Faculty Executive Committee met Monday to discuss ongoing COVID-19 trends at UNC, the search for a new vice chancellor of communications and the recent changes in the recipient selection process for the Distinguished Alumna and Alumnus Award.
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Members discussed plans for a two-part webinar series about the past and future of the Unsung Founders Memorial.
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The University is offering flu vaccinations to students, faculty and staff through Campus Health flu vaccine clinics, as well as Campus Walk-in Clinics, which require no advance registration.
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In recognition of her career in social work and therapy, as well as her commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace, April Parker was presented the John R. Larkins Award in January. The award was established to recognize state employees for their dedication to justice and equality.
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Members of the UNC community gathered together over Zoom Thursday for "The UNC Latina/o Studies Program – Past, Present, and Future," an event presented by 225 Carolina. The event reflected on the past 22 years of success and growth of the Latina/o studies program at UNC, from a speaker series to a minor.
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The collection contains 85 audiobooks and ebooks that highlight the Latinx experience, many of them are written by authors from the Latinx community.
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Some college students face barriers to accessible and inexpensive food options on campus. Whether about being able to afford a meal plan, or having access to a grocery store off campus, many students experience some level of food insecurity. Carolina Cupboard founders Jashawnna and Roderick Gladney seek to solve that issue.
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Edible Campus UNC hosted its fifth annual Harvest Moon Festival last Wednesday. Along with the food, entertainment and activities, the festival offered students an opportunity to learn more about Edible Campus' sustainability efforts on campus.
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UNC's Operational Excellence initiative has made changes to the undergraduate student class registration process in spring 2022.
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TOrganized by UNC first-years Margot Francini, Ember Penney and Sarah Zhang, the “NO COAL UNC!” demonstration was part of Fridays For Future, a global climate strike movement.
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The Carolina Ukulele Ensemble became the world's first collegiate ukulele ensemble in 2010. The group is currently taking new members in their rolling audition process, starting Sept. 1.
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According to Knuffman, the UNC System office wants the All-Funds to ensure that “scarce budget dollars” are allocated in a transparent and efficient way. He highlighted that a major goal in implementing the All-Funds plan was to strengthen the fiduciary responsibility of the Board of Trustees.
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The newly established Duke-UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center will work to better understand how to prevent, delay and treat Alzheimer's with funding from the National Institutes of Health, which is expected to total $14.8 million over the next five years.
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Several North Campus buildings, including libraries, experienced a power outage Monday due to a line hit by an outside working crew, according to a statement from UNC Media Relations.
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Dr. Barbara K. Rimer will step down from her position as dean of the Gillings School of Global Public Health on June 30 after 17 years in the role, according to a campus email sent Wednesday.
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The UNC Board of Trustee's failure to grant Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure has brought the governing body to the forefront of public conversation. Here's a breakdown of the powers that the Board of Trustees holds and how they have changed in recent years.
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Tuesday's Behind The Veil ceremony celebrated the launch of "To Drink From The Well: The Struggle for Racial Equality at the Nation’s Oldest Public University," a comprehensive look at the University’s long history of systemic racism by two-time UNC alumna Geeta N. Kapur.
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Starting Sept. 20, students with an Unlimited or Block Meal Plan have the option to use one meal swipe per allocated meal period at select food trucks at UNC.
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Taj, a queer Muslim artist with South Asian background, graduated from UNC with a Masters of Fine Arts in 2016 and is now serving as a visiting professor. Taj's artwork pulls from the intersection of their identities and takes influence from stories from the Quran and Islam. “My parents are immigrants from Pakistan,” Taj said. “I am a Southerner. I'm born and raised in North Carolina. I've been socialized as a woman, as well. And all of those things intersect and create a particular perspective I've added that's layered and that's hybrid.”
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UNC alumna Jaci Field is the director of the Eddie Smith Field House and a member of the Athletic Facilities and Planning staff. She was recently named chairperson of the Carolina Black Caucus, of which she has been a member for over 20 years. “I just realized how great it felt to not be an ‘other’ in a room, and was really stricken by the wonderful feeling of community and family in the room,” Field said of the CBC.
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