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Q&A with UNC Athletics' Mike Bunting

By Rachel Jones | Jul. 25, 2017

Mike Bunting serves as UNC's Assistant Athletic Director for Facility Planning and Management, which means that he's currently very busy. UNC athletic facilities are currently undergoing a massive series of renovations this year, shuffling around and/or impacting track and field, soccer, football, field hockey and lacrosse. Summer editor Rachel Jones spoke with Bunting about the extent of the renovations and what they'll mean for the future. 

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Paul Hardin leaves behind legacy of integrity

By Rachel Jones | Jul. 9, 2017

On Saturday afternoon, the Senior Pastor of University United Methodist Church Justin Coleman began his New Testament reading for the memorial service of Paul Hardin III, the seventh chancellor of UNC with the following verses from the Book of Romans:

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Lawyers bring legal expertise, outside accountability to UNC Title IX hearings

By Jenni Ciesielski | Apr. 28, 2017

Though less than 1 percent of UNC students use non-student attorneys for Honor Court cases, outside attorneys prove more relevant in Title IX sexual assault investigations. 

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Khizr Khan visits Duke's campus

By Bailey Aldridge | Apr. 21, 2017

Inclusive globalism and a strong faith in personal values provided by equal protection and equal liberty — this is what Khizr Khan encouraged at a lecture at Duke University on Thursday.

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Former UNC faculty, staff explain reasoning for taking offers at Duke

By Leah Moore | Mar. 9, 2017

In the 2015-16 school year, at least 11 faculty members left UNC and five offers from Duke University were made to faculty, Executive Vice Provost Ron Strauss said.

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'We're not just going to sit silent': Campuses outline communication after student suicides

By Belle Hillenburg | Mar. 6, 2017

The period following a student suicide can be pivotal for a campus community.

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'A story of people who remained on the land': Duke professor discusses book on Alabama property

By Cy Neff | Feb. 23, 2017

Duke professor emeritus Sydney Nathans’s book, “A Mind to Stay: White Plantation, Black Homeland” chronicles the story of the Hargress family’s unlikely centuries-long ownership of a property in cotton-country Alabama. 

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Duke alumni take action against Trump's executive order

By CJ Farris | Feb. 22, 2017

In the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration — which limits entry from seven majority-Muslim countries — there is uncertainty about the role universities should play in public discourse about political issues.

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UNC Registrar Chris Derickson leaves for position at Duke

By Madeleine Fraley | Feb. 16, 2017

Chris Derickson, the former University Registrar, has left his position of 10 years with UNC to take on the position of assistant vice provost and director of Student Information Systems and Services Office at Duke University.

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Duke study finds harmful level of element in lakes caused by energy plant

By Olivia Slagle | Feb. 14, 2017

Research conducted by Duke University reported high levels of selenium in fish in lakes adjacent to Duke Energy power plants.

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Duke researchers find antibody to target strains of HIV-1

By Hanna Grimm | Feb. 10, 2017

Researchers at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute discovered an antibody able to target multiple strains of HIV-1.

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UNC law panel discusses precedent for Trump's executive orders

By Jordyn Connell | Feb. 2, 2017

Politicians aren’t the only ones debating President Donald Trump’s executive orders — a panel hosted by the UNC School of Law took on the topic Wednesday afternoon.

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More than 1,000 gather at RDU to protest 'Muslim ban' executive order

By Ana Irizarry and Corey Risinger | Jan. 30, 2017

For one UNC graduate student from Iran, President Donald Trump’s executive orders last week shifted more than international policy.

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Rising enrollment in NC charter schools drives choice debate

By Carina McDermed | Jan. 29, 2017

Since the General Assembly lifted a 100-school cap on charter schools in 2011, the number of North Carolina charter schools has grown to 168 and student enrollment has more than doubled.

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Durham 'sonic art' takes on social issues in audio exhibition

By Rebecca Ayers | Jan. 17, 2017

A secluded room in the corner of an open gallery greets visitors with only sound waves on a projected screen. 

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Duke Energy requests delay on power plant at Duke University

By Ari Sen | Dec. 4, 2016

Duke Energy’s plan to put a plant at Duke University might be powering down—at least for a little while.

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Q&A with Katherine Fitzgerald, a UNC alum raising money for the Flint water crisis

By Paige Nehls | Dec. 1, 2016

Katherine Fitzgerald, a UNC graduate and current graduate student at Arizona State University, made the news this week after tweeting that she would donate to the Flint Water Crisis in Michigan for every point that Miles Bridges scored in Duke’s game against the Michigan State Spartans Tuesday night. 

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Duke graduate student unionization efforts lead to formal hearing with university and federal officials

By Jessica Baucom | Nov. 27, 2016

Duke University graduate students are moving toward unionization after a ruling earlier this year said graduate students at private universities could be considered university employees.

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Victory Bell to be painted winning team's colors, after all

By Acy Jackson | Nov. 10, 2016

The winning team of today's Duke v. UNC football game will get to paint the Victory Bell, after all.

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NC WARN expresses concerns for Duke University power plant proposal

By Vincent Veerbeek | Oct. 28, 2016

North Carolina WARN, a climate justice non-profit organization, expressed concern over Duke Energy’s proposal to build a natural gas-fired power plant at Duke University in a report released Monday. 

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