Here's what you missed at Wednesday's Chancellor's Advisory Committee meeting
The Chancellor’s Advisory Committee met to discuss possible updates to the committee’s charge and personnel action, paying special attention the nomination process.
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LGBTQ center teaches allyship through Safe Zone trainings
The UNC LGBTQ Center has been offering Safe Zone trainings since 2003, teaching allyship strategies and bringing awareness to various LGBTQ perspectives and experiences.
Campus Security subcommittee discusses Title IX/Clery Act committees in the UNC System
A subcommittee of the Campus Security Committee met to discuss the possibility of creating additional oversight committees to handle Title IX and Clery Act related incidents.
Here's what the protests on Franklin Street and on campus were about
The 4 Fair Food Tour is traveling through different college campuses around the country to encourage schools to consider farmworker rights while selecting the food they provide to students.
Column: The issue of gerrymandering
Despite the fact that in North Carolina, Democrats won the popular vote in the 2018 election, the Republicans still have control of the majority of the seats in the General Assembly and both of the state’s seats in Congress.
UNC baseball loses first game of season, ending a 26-game home winning streak
UNC baseball lost its first game of the season Wednesday, but it wasn't all bad. New players gained valuable experience, and the team scored eight runs, which is more than they have in the past five games.
UNC professors aim to improve health care in Malawi
UNC Project-Malawi is a collaboration between UNC and Malawi Ministry of Health and Population.
Graduate students organize and present at Islamic studies conference
"It is a great opportunity for graduate students to learn not only the basic skills of presenting their research and how to engage their audiences ... but they also learn how to organize the conference."
One of a kind UNC center aims to reduce new mothers' depression before and after birth
UNC medical professionals seek to develop care for perinatal depression, an issue that some believe is overlooked.
UNC radiologic technologist honors father's legacy through work and scholarship fund
When Issack Boru was six years old, his father suffered a head injury that caused internal bleeding. With a lack of medical imaging technology where they lived in Ethiopia, the diagnosis was delayed and his father was unable to receive proper treatment. He passed away nearly 10 years later. So Boru is working to make sure this doesn't happen to other families.
Triangle Playwrights bring stories of old North Carolina to a modern audience
"The truth is, life is life, and nothing is ever perfect. These people were just people like us. They were struggling to get along, a lot of them. And so I wanted to show them as they were.”
Hillsborough activist groups hold "No Racist Wall Rally"
Activists in Hillsborough came together on Sunday for the real national emergency, the government which targets migrant communities, and called for people to take action and protect immigrant communities.
What do the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates think about higher education?
Offering tuition-free college is part of many of the Democratic candidates' campaigns, however a one-size-fits-all approach may not be indicative of effective policymaking. Here's what you should know as a voter when it comes to education planks.
Editorial: UNC is not as progressive as it prides itself on being
1979 was not a long time ago. It was only 40 years ago, to be exact. We cannot write these images off as a relic of the past, or pretend as if they don’t exist.
Want $10,000 in prizes? Compete in the Carolina Challenge Makeathon
“Both faculty and students are focused on understanding things better and advancing the boundaries of what us humans know, and I think that’s really important. We are helping students think more in terms of making things, and showing them that the barriers of making things are not actually as high as they might think.”
How do you define a racist idea? Here’s what the Office for Diversity and Inclusion's latest lecturer says
Award-winning historian and New York Times best-selling author Ibram X. Kendi gave a lecture on the history of racism in America at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center.
Female and non-binary centered hackathon provides opportunities for minority students
Pearl Hacks will continue to represent “positivity” for women and non-binary student in computer science as they kick off the event on Feb.16 through Feb. 17.
Chancellor's Science Scholars Program receives $15 million in gifts
The Chancellor’s Science Scholars Program just received two gifts totaling $15 million, largely thanks to former Chancellor Carol Folt.
After more than a decade, UNC approves creation of Latinx center
Students have protested and advocated for a center on campus solely dedicated to the Latinx community since 2007. Now, the Carolina Latinx Center will have its own space and focus on community, service, scholarship and engagement.
Here's why the UNC music department thinks anyone can enjoy the opera
You don't need a top hat or ballgown to enjoy opera. Read how UNC students and staff put together professional opera shows that bring together viewers from all backgrounds.
