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Former UNC historian Cecelia Moore, Burton Craige ('75), Walter Jackson ('67), Bill Taylor ('66), and Hugh Stevens ('65), the core conspirators behind the Silent Sam lawsuit, stand atop the area where the former Confederate Monument once sat on Friday, Sept. 16. 2022.

Kennedy Cox

News

'It's important they understand:' Leaders in Silent Sam reversal aim to educate next generation

By Allie Kelly and Madi Kirkman | Sep. 21

This fall brings the first academic year that a full campus of undergraduate students will have never walked past the Silent Sam statue. Alumni and community members involved in the reversal of the $2.5 million Silent Sam settlement gathered this past week to reflect on the case. "Even though progress might be slow, over the long term, it is possible to implement change in a system that seems so resistant to change," Walter Jackson, chairperson of UNC's Black Pioneers and a 1967 UNC alumnus, said.

Josmell Pérez, director of the Carolina Latinx Center, poses for a portrait with members of the Latinx Center's Student Leadership Alliance on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022.

Jerome Ibrahim

Culture

UNC Alliance hosts first event on Tuesday

By Madi Kirkman | Sep. 14

This Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Stone Center Theater, the Alliance — a collaborative entity among the four academic and community engagement centers on campus— will hold its first event, the Alliance Directors’ Conversation.

Peabody Hall, home to the School of Education, is pictured on Aug. 29, 2022.

Samantha Lewis

News

UNC team provides resources for children with autism in Ukraine

By Madi Kirkman | Aug. 29

After a concerned mother reached out to researchers at UNC about the impact of the war in Ukraine on children with autism, a team at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute developed a toolkit of evidence-based resources to help these children cope.

The UNC Naval Armory, home to 130 ROTC students, pictured on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022.

Madeline Crumpler

News

'We will fight till the very end': NROTC defends the Naval Armory

By Madi Kirkman | Aug. 22

UNC is planning to tear down the Naval Armory on campus to make room for a new Institute for Convergent Science, according to a campus plan released in 2019. Many NROTC alumni and students, however, are speaking out against the University’s plan, citing the historical significance of the building and the comradery it allows students.

The Student Academic Services Building where the UNC LGBTQ+ Center is located, pictured on Wednesday, August 10, 2022.

Kennedy Cox

News

Queer FallFest to help foster on-campus LGBTQ+ connections

By Madi Kirkman | Aug. 13

UNC’s LGBTQ Center is hosting Queer FallFest on Monday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., which promotes queer-affirming and queer-centric organizations on campus while giving students an opportunity to connect with them and fellow students.

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and MacArthur Fellow Nikole Hannah-Jones, poses for a portrait. Photo courtesy of John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

News

UNC has released its settlement with Nikole Hannah-Jones, read it here

By Madi Kirkman | Jul. 21

UNC will pay Nikole Hannah-Jones $74,999 to resolve legal matters related to her tenure case last year, according to the University's settlement with Hannah-Jones that was released today.

News

UNC and Nikole Hannah-Jones reach settlement over last year's tenure controversy

By Madi Kirkman | Jul. 18

On Friday, the University reached an agreement with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones to resolve legal matters related to her application for a tenured position in the Hussman School of Journalism and Media. The settlement required three key provisions for UNC: an inclusive search process, mental health counseling and reserved funds in the provost's office, according to a statement by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

Jon Gardiner

News

Stanley C. Ahalt named inaugural dean of the School of Data Science and Society

By Madi Kirkman | Jun. 30

Stanley C. Ahalt will serve as the new dean of the School of Data Science and Society, which is set to launch this fall, according to a campus-wide email on Thursday.

Editors and staffers gather in The Daily Tar Heel office on Franklin Street on Oct. 30, 2019.

Dustin Duong

Opinion

Column: My experience with the DTH and why you should join

By Madi Kirkman | Jun. 23

Although working for the DTH has taught me many valuable skills I will use as a journalist, I strongly believe the skills this newsroom teaches are also useful for any student.

The chancellor's committee met via Zoom on Monday, June 20, 2022.

Madi Kirkman

News

Chancellor's committee considers removal of Pettigrew and Ruffin Jr. building names

By Madi Kirkman | Jun. 20

In its meeting on Monday, the Chancellor's Committee to Review Resolution from Commission on History and Race discussed the removal of the names Pettigrew and Thomas Ruffin Jr. from campus buildings.

On Monday, June 13, the University Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward discussed the upcoming Universities Studying Slavery consortium that UNC will be hosting in spring 2023.

Madi Kirkman

News

university-hrwf-meeting-0613-photo

By Madi Kirkman | Jun. 13

On Monday, June 13, the University Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward discussed the upcoming Universities Studying Slavery consortium that UNC will be hosting in spring 2023.