The UNC School of Media and Journalism will host award-winning author Marita Golden starting on Feb. 10 as writer-in-residence for five days, allowing her to share her expertise with students.
A new statue has been added to the Alumni Sculpture Garden to commemorate a 2017 Silent Sam protest. The statue is a visual representation of a sound wave where protesters are chanting, "Forward together, not one step back." The artist, Meredith Emery, is a recent UNC grad.
“She started as a reporter, writing for the same newspaper she does now. She does documentaries, radio, and social media. She represents the future,” said Susan King, dean of the UNC School of Media and Journalism, about Jacqueline Charles, commencement speaker for the school's spring 2019 graduating class.
Interim UNC-system President Bill Roper laid out his main criteria for finding an interim chancellor at a Faculty Executive Committee meeting Friday.
January's Board of Governors meeting was held on Thursday. The meeting focused on topics such as the creation of new degrees, the Employee Engagement Survey and the search for new chancellors. More BOG committee meetings are scheduled for Friday.
Hurricanes, snow storms, and burst pipes meant plenty of days off for students last semester. But for UNC faculty members, it meant losing their vacation time and going days without pay.
Chancellor Carol Folt’s term only has 9 days left, and the Faculty Executive Committee convened with her before her leave.
On Friday morning, a series of cases involving protesters in a September Silent Sam rally were closed to the public.
Charles E. Williams, an artist based out of Greensboro, N.C., explores the family relationship, forgiveness and transformation in his exhibit.The exhibit is debuting just in time for Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Stone Center.
The Board of Governors met on Thursday to discuss academic success in UNC-system schools.
Here's a compilation of the financial growth Chancellor Folt championed for on-campus programs and student scholarships.
"No one got left behind. That really goes beyond what anyone in this department and what most professors in the University do.”
The C-STEP program has been linking transfer students and community colleges to four-year universities since 2006. It recently added two more community college partners to its cohort.
Chemistry professor Jeffrey Johnson has joined the ranks of Thomas Edison and Grace Hopper as a lifetime fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
On Monday morning, Chancellor Folt and the Board of Trustees officially made their recommendation to the Board of Governors about where to house Silent Sam, the heavily debated Confederate statue that was toppled in August.
The Daily Tar Heel asked Swygard, professor of medicine at UNC, some questions ahead of World HIV Day on Saturday.
On Nov. 14, Chancellor Carol Folt and the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees honored a former University professor and three other University partners with the William Richardson Davie Award, the BOT's highest individual honor.
Final exam season never stops being intimidating, but it's especially tricky to navigate preserving your wellbeing as a first year. Here are some tips from newbies and exam veterans alike, as well as resources to visit.
Two UNC professors from contrasting backgrounds are teaming up to teach “Time and the Medieval Cosmos,” a course that explores the historical connection between science and religion.
Maya Little is appealing her Honor Court decision, citing a lack of a fair and impartial trial and saying that the UNC Honor Court has a history of silencing activists.
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