May 2024 News

The UNC Board of Governors voted May 23 to replace the current diversity policy, which required system schools to hire diversity officers and meet certain goals, with one that would likely eliminate positions, diverting the funds to programs that… read more

UNC Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts said May 16 he couldn’t say whether Carolina’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion, along with the DEI initiatives and programs it oversees, would be eliminated if the Board of Governors votes next week to… read more

An astronaut who in August will lead a six-month mission to the International Space Station told graduates May 11 they should determine their definition of great things, success and fulfillment. “Carolina, I know you can accomplish great things… read more

The UNC Board of Trustees voted May 13 during a special meeting to reallocate $2.3 million in funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs to public safety. The board also approved an audit of the athletics department, which some members say… read more

Jill Hamm, the William C. Friday Distinguished Professor of Education, has been appointed interim dean of the UNC School of Education. Hamm, who will begin serving as interim dean May 15, replaces Fouad Abd-El-Khalick, whose tenure ends June 30… read more

University officials released this week measures to tighten security for this weekend’s Commencement, including requiring graduates to show their student IDs before entering Kenan Stadium and a reminder to attendees that protests limiting the… read more

Less than a week after closing the Campus Y for safety reasons related to the pro-Palestine protests on campus, UNC administrators reopened the facility May 6. In a message to the Carolina community over the weekend, University leaders said the Y… read more

Secret societies. Quaestors and scriptors. The Parachute Club. Spend just a few minutes reading the Review’s Class Notes, and you’ll find dozens of clubs and organizations Carolina alumni have been members of. Some are familiar, some,… read more

Now in its 75th year, the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center reaches more students and curious science seekers than ever before — and not just in Chapel Hill. by Mark Derewicz Think of a planetarium, and feel the awe and… read more