8.30.17 | Issues
UNC has refused a request from the National Policy Institute for its leader, white supremacist Richard Spencer, to speak on the campus.
The University received $543.3 million in donor commitments in the fiscal year that ended June 30, marking Carolina’s third straight fundraising record and the first time it has topped $500 million. read more
The GAA-sponsored group that plans and promotes Homecoming activities for students has received a national award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education read more
Hundreds of people rallied around the University’s Confederate statue Tuesday night. read more
UNC officials prepare for a rumored protest rally at the Silent Sam monument amid much speculation on the statue’s future. read more
Robert Blouin, dean of UNC’s Eshelman School of Pharmacy, has been named provost and executive vice chancellor, the University’s highest-ranking academic officer. read more
This fall, the University will practice something it has gotten really good at: waiting for the NCAA. read more
40,926 applied for admission (14 percent more than last year and second-largest increase in 25 years) 9,710, or 24 percent, were admitted 4,373, or 45 percent, are expected to enroll 61 percent… read more
Carolina’s diverse autism research programs will come together under one virtual roof at the UNC Autism Research Center. read more
The UNC law school’s Civil Rights Center’s practice of going to court against the state and other government entities as part of teaching law students is inappropriate and should be ended, a committee of the UNC System Board of Governors decided… read more