The University has launched a website designed as a one-stop source for information on the issues surrounding the relationship between varsity athletics and academics. Carolinacommitment.unc.edu offers updates on ongoing investigations, a set of… read more
The Student Athletes Human Rights Project, a Durham-based organization dedicated to ending what it says is exploitation of students who are athletes, has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights saying UNC… read more
Six employees have been selected by Chancellor Carol L. Folt to receive the 2014 C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Award, one of the most coveted distinctions the University gives faculty and staff. The late C. Knox Massey ’25 of Durham… read more
Carolina’s Chi Phi fraternity is prohibited from social functions for one year and must hire a resident adviser, punishments imposed by its national office following an investigation into alleged alcohol and hazing incidents last fall. “After… read more
Following is the text of the letter signed by 32 retired UNC faculty members: Of all the questions surrounding the long-running academic-athletic scandal on the Chapel Hill campus, one of the most perplexing and troubling concerns the… read more
Thirty-two retired faculty members have called out their active colleagues on what they call a collective silence during UNC’s academic irregularities involving athletics, saying in an open letter that “the failure to confront these questions… read more
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions has offered admission to 2,655 students after its second deadline, bringing the total offers to more than 8,600. The University received a total of 31,321 freshman applications this year — a ninth… read more
UNC junior Matt Leming of New Orleans has been awarded a 2014 Goldwater Scholarship. Sam Resnick of Gainesville, Fla., and also a junior, received an honorable mention. A computer science and Russian language and literature major, Leming… read more
The oldest GAA-sponsored student group, Order of the Bell Tower, has received two awards in regional competition among student advancement groups in the Southeast. The Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s Affiliated Student… read more
Cynthia Bulik, a Distinguished Professor of eating disorders at UNC, has been awarded up to $7.2 million to conduct the largest and most rigorous genetic initiative in eating disorders ever undertaken. Funded by the Klarman Family Foundation,… read more