Members of the UNC Board of Trustees discussed faculty hiring for the School of Civic Life and Leadership, plans to install license plate readers to improve campus safety and new community operations at their Thursday meeting at the Carolina Inn.
UNC's increase in on-campus housing costs can be attributed to inflation, development and the upkeep of residence halls. Allan Blattner, executive director of Carolina Housing, said it is the University's responsibility to find ways to provide affordable housing to as many students as possible.
Dr. Shelton Earp has served as director of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center since 2018 but will retain his role as Distinguished Professor of Cancer Research, Medicine and Pharmacology in the School of Medicine.
Since her sophomore year of high school, Kyle Lumsden has been involved with Students Demand Action, a national non-partisan organization dedicated to ending gun violence. Now a junior at UNC, she has helped to create a chapter on campus. Lumsden said the group, which was founded at the end of last semester, creates opportunities for students to directly impact and advocate for common sense gun laws.
Members of the North Carolina Young People’s Alliance, a student-run advocacy organization, held a press conference alongside legislators on Wednesday morning to introduce a bill aimed at tackling social media addiction among adolescents.
On Friday, the UNC Pauper Players and Company Carolina will perform their version of “Next to Normal,” a musical about a mother with bipolar disorder and the impact her illness has on her family. Emma Clements, a senior and producer, said the musical was selected last summer and rehearsals have been going on since auditions were held in January. The groups chose "Next to Normal" because of the musical's focus on mental health, she said. “There's a big emphasis in the show that we should take care of ourselves and seek help, but we should also be allowed to embrace our emotions and how we feel and all of those things are also valid,” she said.
UNC's Russian Flagship Program allows students to further their experience with the Russian language and also to visit Russian-speaking countries through their college years.
On Wednesday, the UNC seed library — which launched in the spring of 2022 — celebrated their second annual spring launch. The idea was proposed by Jordan Green, a science and technology librarian in the Kenan Science Library last year and has flourished over the year with over 200 seed packets distributed.
For over three decades, Journey Into Asia has given students the opportunity to share their culture through dance, poetry, spoken word and songs. On Sunday, the event returns with this year's theme: “Kaleidoscope.” Hosted by the Asian American Students Association each year, this event showcases Asian and Asian American students’ cultural diversity and creativity within the community.
Dr. Angela Smith has officially stepped into her new role as the associate dean for Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development at UNC's School of Medicine. Throughout her role, she will work to create and establish programs that will improve the career paths of faculty members and help them reach their full potential in her new position.
