For the first time in the University’s history, annual new awards for research have exceeded the $1 billion mark. The record amount in new grants, contracts and awards received in the fiscal year that concluded June 30 comes largely from… read more
Members of a 13-member committee appointed by the chancellor voted unanimously to recommend to Kevin Guskiewicz the removal of the names on four campus buildings for their ties to white supremacy. read more
The Ackland Art Museum has received paintings by Joan Mitchell and Milton Avery that are considered transformational for the Ackland’s permanent collection of postwar and contemporary American art. read more
The UNC trustees on Thursday approved a policy for removal of names from campus buildings and public spaces, and a recommendation for four removals could begin moving through the process soon. read more
The names of four people associated with white supremacy should be removed from campus buildings, UNC’s Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward recommended Friday. Carr Building, Daniels Student Stores and Aycock and Ruffin residence… read more
Four faculty chairs have proposed that Hamilton Hall be renamed for Pauli Murray, the Durham-raised civil rights activist who was denied admission to UNC in 1938 because of her race. read more
Thirty-seven Carolina athletes, coaches and athletics staff have tested positive for COVID-19. This week, the Orange County Health Department identified a cluster, which is defined as five or more related cases. read more
Bank of America has given $250,000 to UNC to create a scholarship endowment fund for military families. The fund will provide scholarship support for military families through the University’s Red, White and Carolina Blue Challenge. read more
The University has been fined $1.5 million by the U.S. Department of Education and ordered to make a list of corrections to come into compliance with the Clery Act, a federal statute that deals with educational institutions’ reporting of crime… read more
Florence Fearrington ’58 has donated nearly 4,000 books and objects valued at $6.2 million to University Libraries, where they will become part of the Wilson Special Collections Library. read more