Mike McMorrow, who founded Carolina Livery – the transportation service that serves the Triangle and UNC’s campus – died of heart failure in his Durham home on Sept. 1 at 63 years old.
A special committee launched by the American Association of University Professors plans to investigate violations of academic governance principles and structural racism in the UNC System.
“He would always say, ‘from your Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools,’” Robin Nucilli, communications specialist for CHCCS, said. “He wanted everybody to own and realize they have an impact on the school district, whether you are a parent, a student or staff member.”
A program designed for women-identifying students of color, SPARK will host its fifth annual retreat from Oct. 8 to 10 for first-year and transfer students.
Jeff Nash, executive director of community relations for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, said in an email that the flag was painted over due to an adjustment in room assignments.
Chapel Hill resident and twin UNC lacrosse players started NANDO's Donuts with a mission to raise awareness to human trafficking and provide their community with quality doughnuts. Less than a year later, the shop has grown to sell an average of 200 to 300 doughnuts per week.
Chapel Hill Transit currently has 32 vacancies for full-time bus driver positions, in part due to a 16-month hiring freeze, driving increased wait times and route changes.
Oona Lewis, a UNC graduate, is hosting an art exhibit at Vecino Brewing Co. in Carrboro that will benefit victims of Nepali human trafficking.
How do college students get through countless hours of reading, writing and studying? One word: coffee. Here are seven places on or near campus to grab that much-needed cup of joe.
Faculty members are encouraged by the Board of Trustees' decision to approve Nikole Hannah-Jones' tenure, but they say this situation has been nothing new for people of color at UNC. “There's a constant crisis that’s happening,” professor Kathy Williams said. “What they're trying to do is run us out of here. They will not get the satisfaction of wearing me down.”
Screenshot from the Special Faculty Executive Committee meeting on May 24, 2021.
