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Med schools are unsure of affirmative action, but students are sure they want diversity
Increasing diversity in the medical profession is an important goal for pre-med students and medical school admissions officers alike, as shown by the results of two surveys released by Kaplan Test Prep.
Here's what you missed at Monday's Faculty Executive Committee meeting
The University’s Faculty Executive Committee gathered on Monday to discuss the future of Silent Sam and the election of a new faculty chairperson.
Interim Chancellor Guskiewicz goes back to the classroom
Guskiewicz and Professor Buck Goldstein will be holding a once-a-week course to mentor Ph.D. students who are planning to move into academia following graduation.
Report exposes gaps in educational attainment in N.C.
A new report conducted by Carolina Demography and the John M. Belk Endowment identifies gaps within North Carolina’s educational pipeline in the hopes of improving education attainment for certain demographic groups and strengthening in-state talent.
Here's how the political climate could be making it even harder to get into law school
Both pre-law students and law admission officers attribute some increase in law school applications to the current political climate.
Former UNC-system President Margaret Spellings has a new gig
After leaving her three-year position as president of the University of North Carolina’s 17-campus system on March 1, Margaret Spellings will work for a Texas non-profit developing a plan for the future of the state.
UNC stats class finds 1,500 unaccounted absentee ballots in NC 9th District election
A homework exercise in Advanced Methods of Data Analysis turned into a research project that found 1,500 absentee ballots were unaccounted for in Bladen and Robeson counties, which are part of North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District.
You could study abroad in London through this UNC nonprofit
Interested in the Marshall Scholarship? This former scholar is trying to bring a similar program to undergraduates at UNC.
Possible national championship has jump rope club jumping for joy
UNC will be hosting a national collegiate competition for jump roping this weekend, and the president of the club hopes it will encourage interest in the club.
The Global Gap Year program will triple in size by 2020
The Global Gap Year program allows high school graduates to take a year off and complete public service abroad before coming to UNC in the fall.
