Cynthia Dong

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Following the release of the video, many conference co-sponsors, including the School of Law and the School of Government, requested that the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies refund them and remove them from the list of conference co-sponsors.

Several co-sponsors of the 'Conflict over Gaza' conference want refunds

The Conflict over Gaza conference, held at the University from March 22 to 24, aimed to “shed much needed light on the current realities in the Gaza Strip,” according to its webpage.

Andrew Perrin discusses the new general education curriculum at the Apr. 12 Faculty Council Meeting.

Faculty Council discusses anti-Semitism, caps on scholarship funds, and UNC Police

By Cynthia Dong

At the University Faculty Council meeting on Friday, members said goodbye to Chairperson Leslie Parise, proposed a resolution to investigate police conduct in light of recent protests and discussed the cap on the scholarship budget for need-based aid.

Senior Biology major Rachael Purvis and Chancellor Carol Folt were  interviewed Friday afternoon regarding the "Before I Die..." art  installment located near the Pit.

With Folt gone, how has Campaign for Carolina progressed?

By Cynthia Dong

With Chancellor Carol Folt gone, her endeavor, the Campaign for Carolina, continues on. The initiative has outpaced its goal by raising $2.51 billion out of $4.25 billion in under two years.

Secretary of the Faculty Vin Steponaitis, Faculty Chair Leslie Parise and Chair of the Committee Anne Klinefelter attend the meeting of the Faculty Council and the General Faculty in Genome Sciences Building on Friday, March 8, 2019. Steponaitis and Klinefelter discussed resolutions at the meeting which sought to change the composition of fixed term faculty, the composition and charge of the Administrative Board of the Library and the procedure for passing resolutions of the General Faculty.

Leslie Parise, Chairperson of the Faculty Committee, resigns

By Cynthia Dong

The Advisory Committee hopes to appoint an interim chairperson by early April.

DTH Photo Illustration. President Trump signed Executive Order 13856 on Thursday, March 21, 2019 allowing the government to withhold research funding from colleges and universities that fail to protect free speech. Trump emphasized this measure as being for those "challenging rigid, far-left ideology."

How students are shaping the way free speech looks on UNC's campus

By Cynthia Dong

College campuses, including UNC, have come under fire recently for censoring controversial viewpoints, particularly those of conservatives. But how do students feel?

Maya Little gives a powerful dedication to the James Cates plaque in the UNC-CH pit.

Here are the rulings on four anti-Silent Sam demonstrators' charges

By Cynthia Dong

Many anti-Silent Sam protesters were in the courthouse during all four trials, and some mentioned a discomfort with the judge handing down the rulings.

Pro-Confederate demonstrators amassed in front of Graham Memorial Hall, followed by anti-Confederate demonstrators on Saturday morning.

Pro-Confederate and anti-Silent Sam activists clash following tensions over plaques

By Cynthia Dong and Stephanie Mayer

Despite the rain, cold and mud, members of a pro-Confederate group and counter-protesters turned up at UNC for clashing demonstrations on Saturday.

Burns Ray, a UNC alumnus, participates in one of the workshops on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, at the Blue Zone. "It was great," says Ray about the Black Male Unity Dinner. "If you want progress, you need to have them more than once a year."

'It changed my perspective': First Black Male Unity Dinner brings campus together

By Cynthia Dong

"It just shows me that there are other people on campus who look like me, who can give me guidance if I need it.”

Craige North Residence Hall houses the Carolina Latina/Latino Collaborative.

After more than a decade, UNC approves creation of Latinx center

By Cynthia Dong

Students have protested and advocated for a center on campus solely dedicated to the Latinx community since 2007. Now, the Carolina Latinx Center will have its own space and focus on community, service, scholarship and engagement.

UNC-system Interim President Bill Roper (left) and Secretary of the Faculty Vin Steponaitis (right) meet with UNC-Chapel Hill's Faculty Executive Committee Friday afternoon in Davis Library. The meeting was held to discuss the process Roper intends to use in his decision to appoint UNC's interim chancellor.

Are we any closer to finding an interim chancellor?

By Cynthia Dong

Interim UNC-system President Bill Roper laid out his main criteria for finding an interim chancellor at a Faculty Executive Committee meeting Friday.

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Andrew Perrin discusses the new general education curriculum at the Apr. 12 Faculty Council Meeting.