UNC students, faculty and staff returning to the U.S. from countries with Level 2 or 3 travel advisories have been asked to self-quarantine for 14 days away from campus, according to a campus-wide email from Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz Wednesday.
This week, Dean Susan King of the Hussman School of Media and Journalism was named the 2019 Scripps Howard Administrator of the Year, recognizing her excellence in journalism and communication administration. King plans to use the award's monetary prize to fund extracurricular opportunities for Hussman students.
The University has cancelled spring study abroad programs in two countries. Other programs have not been affected at this time, but students should follow the advice of their host organizations or institutions.
For some UNC students, fraternity and sorority houses provide their day-to-day meals. For the students who aren't members of Greek life, that dining experience can be a mystery. Each house has a different experience, and poses different challenges to chefs.
A new bill proposed in the Undergraduate Senate would provide student senators with a $300 maximum stipend based on the number of meetings they attend. Some members of the senate think the bill will encourage participation and make the senate more appealing and accessible to students. Others have their doubts.
Members of the Commission met with the North Carolina Hillel Campus Director to discuss ways to make UNC a safer and more inclusive space for Jewish students.
At the second meeting of the Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward, members discussed the future of the Unsung Founders Memorial which has been sinking since it was installed in 2005. Proposals ranged from adding seating and a circle of gravel or stone material around the memorial to moving it near Franklin Street.
One student whose study abroad program in Italy was cancelled said she cried six separate times after hearing about the cancellation. Another said she would not be refunded for her tuition or housing abroad. Now, these students have received information about their options following study abroad cancellations.
Meet Wesley Price, a UNC senior who has been named one of 18 Luce Scholars who will spend time in regions of Asia, where he intends to work on health policy innovations.
Meet two UNC juniors who have found success reselling clothes as a side hustle.
Here's everything you need to know about staying on campus over spring break.
This Sunrise Movement hub — and others across North Carolina and the nation — plan for 2020 to be a year of change all the way up to the White House by creating a coalition to advocate for the Green New Deal, said Ashley McDermott, the regional organizer of the Sunrise Movement for North Carolina and Kentucky.
UNC students are following the school's literary tradition and have written, and published, their own novels.
An event on Friday allowed students to "ice skate" on a synthetic rink on campus.
Campus community members gathered at the UNC School of Law last week to watch a screening of "Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook," a 2019 documentary that exposes the tactics used to suppress the voting rights of non-white Americans and younger voters.
The Order of Gimghoul is a secret, invitation-only society for male students and faculty of the University that was founded in 1889 by five students. Materials from the Order's collection that are at least 50 years old are open to the public — and on Feb. 12, UNC sophomore Hanna Berg posted pages of the Order's initiation rituals to a student meme Facebook group. Berg's decision to upload the pages followed a speech she gave about the Order at a Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies meeting. After she gave the speech, she received a letter stating, “LOOK NO FURTHER."
A December survey conducted by Kaplan Test Prep found that 47 percent of premed students polled think medical schools should offer free tuition to all their students. Here's what students and faculty at UNC have to say about medical school tuition.
UNC's Climbing Club allows students to climb in numerous settings and find a group of friends with similar interests.
The UNC chapter of She’s the First, an international non-profit organization that fights gender inequality through education, hosted its annual International Women’s Day Tea at the Carolina Inn Sunday, March 1. The event included panel discussion that touched on the obstacles women still face in the 21st century.
The lecture featured UNC class of 1985 graduates Tim Sullivan, former CEO of Ancestry, and John Wilson, an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and UNC associate professor. The two reminisced on their time at UNC, how their careers progressed and how students should take advantage of the opportunities presented to them.
