The University has decided to build the UNC School of Data Science and Society, which is projected to fully launch in fall 2022. The new addition plans to unite current data science research and resources at UNC to give students an opportunity to pursue a degree in data science.
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Li-ling Hsiao, associate professor in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and associate dean for First-Year Curricula, teaches classes ranging from the study of Kung Fu movies to a popular course on traditional Chinese opera. Her research combines art, literature and music.
Read More »While students who are directed to quarantine or isolate by a medical provider, Dean of Students Desirée Rieckenberg said that there is not a University requirement for faculty to excuse everything related to COVID-19.
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On Jan. 24, Patricia "Trish" Harris will become the University Office of Diversity and Inclusion's new senior director of Education, Operations and Initiatives. “I look forward to helping to shape what’s next,” Harris said. “And to lending my skills and knowledge to the D&I strategy to this important work of maintaining a climate of transparency, inclusive excellence, equity and diversity across all aspects of our campus.”
Read More »In December, the University announced it would rename two buildings on campus, for Henry Owl, the first American Indian student and student of color to attend UNC, and Hortense McClinton, the first Black faculty member at UNC. These renamings are part of an ongoing effort to address campus buildings with names tied to white supremacists. But some community members say it's only a step in a larger process.
Read More »UNC Chabad, UNC Hillel, Alpha Epsilon Pi and Sigma Rho Lambda gathered in the Pit on Tuesday, hosting a menorah lighting to celebrate Chanukah.
Read More »“It’s been the first showcase we’ve had since COVID,” said Evynn Richardson, who is a first-year and member of the Haliwa-Saponi tribe and Nansemond Nation. "And not having one for the past two years, I’m just excited for everyone to showcase what they’ve worked on and what’s important to them pertaining to their indigeneity.”
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Clara Yang, UNC associate professor of music and head of keyboard studies, will soon be co-presenting a spring performance highlighting the works of acclaimed female composers Amy Beach, Florence Price and Liliya Ugay.
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Gonzalves, curator of Asian Pacific American history at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and the interim director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, spoke in a lecture Thursday on Filipino American history and dance performance.
Read More »In accordance with the theme, Castro was joined by a variety of members of the UNC community, including Irfaun Delgado Karim, student leadership coordinator for Student Life and Leadership, and Joseph Jordan, vice provost for academic and community engagement. The speakers placed an emphasis on the future, both for the Latinx community and everyone else.
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