Cynthia Dong
Articles
After more than a decade, UNC approves creation of Latinx center
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.
Are we any closer to finding an interim chancellor?
Interim UNC-system President Bill Roper laid out his main criteria for finding an interim chancellor at a Faculty Executive Committee meeting Friday.
Look back at the history of UNC’s Black Student Movement this MLK day
The UNC Black Student Movement emerged in the fall of 1967, changing the path of UNC while giving a voice to Black students.
Protesters oppose Chancellor Folt, Chief Blue's inclusion in UNC summit on student safety
“I don’t believe (Folt and Blue are) experts on student safety." “I believe their actions have been antithetical to student safety, especially on campus, but in the broader community as well.”
Boys and Girls Club breakfast held at Carolina Inn
The Boys and Girls Club of Durham and Orange Counties wants it kids from military bases to inner-city neighborhood to Native American communities to know one thing: that they are unique.
From course approval to free speech, UNC professors join discussion on academic freedom
“It seems like the general consensus that academic freedom is the goal of the left, and academic suppression is the goal of the right. We also need to think about how to promote more diverse conversations on campuses, not have this just be the bastion of the liberal elite.”
HPV vaccination rates fall short of goal
HPV is the most common STI and has the capability to cause six cancers. Despite easy access for prevention, vaccination rates fall short of desired goal.
CAS offers fives new courses as prospective general education requirements
UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences will offer five new “Ideas, Information and Inquiry” courses to first-years and transfer students. They range in topic from conversations about death to the meaning of race.
Chancellor Folt issues apology for University's involvement in slavery
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.
UNC takes the lead in a nationwide flu vaccination competition
UNC is beating North Carolina State University in a nationwide competition run by Alana’s Foundation to vaccinate the most people by Dec. 7.
