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Students walk across the quad on the evening of Thursday, Oct 14, 2021. Behind them, a banner offers support following the death of two UNC students by suicide that month.

Anna Connors

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UNC becomes home to new Suicide Prevention Institute

By Anna Neil | Sep. 26

The UNC Suicide Prevention Institute, primarily run by Dr. Patrick Sullivan and Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody, is a new addition to UNC's campus that aims to reduce the prevalence of suicide in and beyond the UNC Health Care system. The Institute comes as the result of a $25 million donation from William Starling, a UNC alumnus, and Dana Starling, who lost both of their sons to suicide.

UNC's Campus Health, which houses CAPS, is pictured on Sept. 12, 2022.

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UNC colloquium aims to expand mental health conversations

By Anna Neil | Sep. 13

The Heels Care Network plans to host a mental health colloquium virtually on Sept. 14 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. to continue the conversation about mental health on campus. The theme of the colloquium, ‘Identity, Cultural Awareness and How to Support One Another,’ was inspired by requests from the community to discuss how mental health and identity intersect, according to Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Amy Johnson. “One of the things that we heard very clearly from folks is that mental health, dealing with it and addressing it, doesn't happen in a vacuum,” Johnson said.

The Faculty Executive Committee met on Monday to discuss the University's response to student deaths and the process of scheduling wellness days.

Anna Neil

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FEC discusses mental health, wellness days in Monday meeting

By Anna Neil | Oct. 12

The Faculty Executive Committee discussed the University's response to student deaths and the process of scheduling wellness days at their meeting Monday.

Dr. Barbara K. Rimer will conclude her service as dean of the Gillings School on June 30, 2022. Photo courtesy of Gillings School of Global Public Health.

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Dr. Barbara K. Rimer, dean of Gillings School, to step down

By Anna Neil | Sep. 22, 2021

Dr. Barbara K. Rimer will step down from her position as dean of the Gillings School of Global Public Health on June 30 after 17 years in the role, according to a campus email sent Wednesday.

DTH Photo Illustration. As the director of Title IX compliance and coordinator at UNC Adrienne Allison prepares to step away from the role, UNC plans to expand their Title IX leadership.

Abe Loven

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UNC looks to fill roles of Title IX coordinator, senior prevention strategy officer

By Anna Neil | Mar. 21, 2021

Here's how UNC's leadership of its efforts to prevent interpersonal violence will change in the future.

DTH Photo Illustration depicting 15 file folders sitting on a table.

Angelina Katsanis

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U.S. Supreme Court denies UNC's petition for review of Title IX records release

By Anna Neil | Jan. 19, 2021

The Supreme Court of the United States denied UNC's request to have the release of its 15 sexual assault records in August reviewed.

DTH Photo Illustration depicting a person handing over 15 file folders.

Angelina Katsanis

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Looking back at changes to UNC's Title IX policy over the year

By Anna Neil | Dec. 15, 2020

The year 2020 is marked with consequences from Clery Act violation in 2019, changes to Title IX policy, a verdict four years in the making and the University’s petition to have the Supreme Court review the case for releasing the 15 records of sexual assault.

Students study at the outdoor and socially-distanced study area the University built on Polk Place as other students walk past Wilson Library on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020.

Emma Zhang

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Looking back: Community prepares for the spring and reflects on the fall

By Anna Neil | Nov. 15, 2020

The UNC community is reflecting on the events of the fall semester and anticipating how the spring will unfold.

A group of students wearing masks study together at the quad, Polk Place, on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020

Kiara Alvarado

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UNC to offer five modes of instruction, single-occupancy housing for spring semester

By Anna Neil | Oct. 23, 2020

The University will offer five modes of academic instruction, single-occupancy on-campus housing, regular COVID-19 evaluation testing and mandatory reentry testing in the spring 2021 semester, Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz and Provost Bob Blouin said in an email Friday.

DTH Photo Illustration. UNC plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the state court's ruling on the release of student records in Title IX cases.

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UNC petitions U.S. Supreme Court to review ruling in sexual assault records case

By Anna Neil | Oct. 1, 2020

UNC filed a petition for writ of certiorari on Sept. 28, which requests the ruling in the case of DTH Media Corp. vs. Folt be sent to the U.S. Supreme Court for review.

Anna Neil

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