The BOG also discussed changes to out-of-state undergraduate enrollment caps and funding approvals for capital projects — including UNC-Chapel Hill's innovation hub.
Read More »Three student organizations — the Asian American Students Association, Kasama and Monsoon — first co-hosted a virtual collaboration event for LGBTQ+ AAPI students in fall 2020. The meetings have kept going since, with a goal to build community and provide a space for LGBTQ+ AAPI students.
Read More »Student Body President Lamar Richards made his final remarks as an ex-oficio member of the UNC Board of Trustees at the full board meeting on March 24. The BOT also heard a presentation from the North Carolina Policy Collaboratory and the newly-formed UNC Winston National Center on Technology Use, Brain and Psychological Development.
Read More »As the UNC men's basketball team continues its run through the NCAA Tournament, some UNC professors have moved exam dates as students celebrate the Tar Heels' progression to the Final Four.
Read More »A vigil for peace in Ukraine took place Sunday afternoon, prompted by calls for a global day of action on March 6 to stop the war.
Read More »Selected by the MLK Celebration Committee, the theme of this year’s lecture revolved around the question “What are we striving for?” It was inspired by a quote from King himself.
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The Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity aims to set up scholars from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups for possible tenure-track appointments at UNC or other research institutions. Sarah D. Mills, who completed the program in 2021 and is now an assistant professor at UNC, said programs like the Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity can’t be the only solution to recruiting and retaining diverse faculty. “These types of programs are really critical to there being change in what faculty at universities look like,” she said. “And I don't think just these programs alone are enough.”
Read More »Associate professor William Sturkey focuses on the history of race in the American South, writing about the experiences of non-white people who have fundamentally shaped American history but have largely been excluded from the narrative around it. "I love empowering students to talk about race in America," he said.
Read More »Screenshot of the Faculty Executive Council meeting on Nov. 1.
At the April 20th Graduate School Administration Board meeting, the group elected to suspend the GRE requirements for the 2022 application graduate program application cycle.
Screenshot from the Campus and Community Advisory Committee meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.
Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz speaks at the UNC Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020.
