Committee members discussed the Roadmap for Racial Equity, COVID-19 policies, vaccination rates and the ongoing provost search at their Sept. 13 meeting.
Read More »The UNC Faculty Council met Friday Sept. 3 to discuss current campus vaccination rates and present the Thomas Jefferson Award as well as the Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement to chosen faculty members.
Read More »After years of active work by students and professionals, the UNC Asian American Center will open its first physical space on campus.
Read More »Members of the UNC Faculty Executive Committee discussed fall semester plans, vaccine mandates and COVID-19 testing protocol at their meeting Wednesday. The discussion comes as schools and universities across the U.S. grapple with whether to require vaccines — and if they have the legal ability to do so.
Read More »The Library, a bar and club on Franklin Street, was denied a lease renewal and announced it will be closing after 18 years in order to make space for a national brand. "It is very difficult to own a business on Franklin Street," owner AJ Tama said. "It's very hard to maintain a high overhead and high rental rate. All these people who've had their businesses close, it's disappointing."
Read More »Dorosin was reelected to the BOCC in November after beating Rich in the primary by a seven-vote margin. Rich said she is considering a run particularly because of her leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’ll certainly put my name in because there were 12,400 people that voted for me, and I think it would be a letdown to those people who supported me to not put my name forward,” Rich said.
Read More »Hundreds of Hussman School of Journalism and Media alumni have signed an open letter calling for immediate reconsideration of the UNC Board of Trustee's non-tenure of distinguished alumna Nikole Hannah-Jones.
Read More »Perennial Cafe, a coffee shop located at 401 W. Franklin St., reopened to eager customers on May 28. The cafe had temporarily closed its doors last year due to the pandemic, and customers have missed its unique atmosphere and artisanal beverages ever since.
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The BOT's decision was met with indignation among UNC students, staff and faculty. Hussman doctoral student Sophia Noor Kiser said she felt Hannah-Jones was very qualified for the position. “Nikole-Hannah Jones is a MacArthur Genius, a Pulitzer Prize winner and has changed the conversation around race in the U.S,” she said. “What more could you want?”
Read More »Staff writer Emily Shih asked UNC students, “What are you most excited for if classes return in-person next fall?”
Read More »The Faculty Executive Committee held a special meeting on Aug. 4.
The Commission on Campus Equality and Student Equity met over Zoom on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020 to seek student input about UNC's COVID-19 response.
