On its 225th birthday, UNC-Chapel Hill’s administrators, faculty, staff and students pledged to look back on its checkered history to help UNC adapt to a modern age. In a year where debates surrounding Silent Sam have taken precedence in campus discourse, many University Day speakers emphasized the need to carry the lessons of UNC’s past into its future.
Two university professors recently published a new book about the important issues in higher education after some have called for updated literature on education as it is today.
For students who feel like they lack the opportunity to study or travel abroad, a donation from former J.P. Morgan Chase & Company CEO to UNC Global offers a solution. As emphasized by students, faculty and the donor, Bill Harrison, a global outlook and perspective is important to a fulfilling education.
The Faculty Executive Committee met Monday to discuss Silent Sam relocation/replacement ideas and University Day events.
UNC professor of law and ncIMPACT director Anita Brown-Graham inspires others in the community to work hard, find the good in others and to support communities that seek social change.
Two UNC faculty will receive the highest civilian honor in North Carolina for their significant contributions to the state.
“Hard to imagine Carolina without priceless gem @ViceCrispy by my side.”
A study led by UNC School of Medicine cardiology fellow Sameer Arora and his team found that racial disparities in the treatment of NSTEMI are still present.
A decade after the Great Recession, professor Benjamin Waterhouse is teaching The History of the 2008 Financial Crisis, a course intended to explore the crisis on a substantial level and increase financial literacy among students.
Hurricane Florence contaminated water in areas of North Carolina. However, the number of people who have been affected is low. Nonetheless, a lab at UNC is staying on top of water quality from contaminated sources that could make people sick.
"Being on television is the part I’m most uncomfortable with. I’m not seeking fame. I did this to discover something within myself."
“The (monument) law says the monument goes back on the pedestal. What we’ve been given is the opportunity to develop an alternative to that,” said Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Robert Blouin.
Shirley Ort created Carolina Covenant to help low-income students pay for tuition exemplifies what it means to be a leader.
On Friday, WRAL released texts and emails exchanged between UNC faculty and administration before and shortly after Confederate monument Silent Sam fell. In the messages, faculty and administration discussed what was happening at the protest, expressed shock when it was pulled down and coordinated media strategy. They also discussed their messaging in reaction to the demonstration, with some saying that they should be clear in expressing how wrong it was. In the aftermath, messages were also exchanged about student government, and their subsequent response to monument's toppling.
You've definitely seen his friendly face around Chase Hall, but you probably don't know his story.
"To reinstall the Confederate monument to any location on UNC’s campus is to herald for the nation and for the world that UNC is not a welcoming place for Black people."
The Lifetime Fitness textbook controversy brought up questions over the approval processes of course materials — how exactly does a textbook get the thumbs up at UNC, and could such an incident recur?
Professors from most of UNC's departments signed onto the letter last week after Silent Sam came down.
UNC professor Kris Jordan was surprised to discover an Ohio Senator, with the same name, was boosting his page views. However, it was unwanted publicity.
The scholarship offers full support for graduate study at the University of Cambridge.
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