Hortense McClinton talks about being the first Black UNC professor, race and having a residence hall named after her. Two years after passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and one year after passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Hortense… read more
Actress Dayci Brookshire ’04 brings life to animated characters, and now she’s a leading voice helping connect the next generation of Carolina creatives — and other Tar Heels — with their first gig in Hollywood. Brookshire’s credits… read more
Kristin Acquavella ’93 is one of 22 active female admirals in the U.S. Navy. To get there, she relied on what she learned while winning four national soccer championships at Carolina. By Tim Crothers ’86 She played… read more
Once unsure of where her life was headed, UNC professor and New York Times columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom is in demand, in control — and done with regrets. By Beth McNichol ’95 In the 1990s, The… read more
Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, an internationally renowned performer and writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, last week kicked off national American Indian Heritage Month at the Carolina Union Auditorium, reading her poetry and discussing stereotypes… read more
Gov. Roy Cooper ’79 (’82 JD) signed an executive order Nov. 1 creating a commission to advise his office and the public on the status of higher education governance and to recommend ways UNC System institutions can create more diversity on… read more
Lawyers representing Carolina and Harvard spent hours on Monday facing skeptical questions from the U.S. Supreme Court, which seems poised to rethink — and make dramatic changes to — the role of race in American college admissions. In two… read more
Today before the nation’s highest court, Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz will defend the University’s inclusion of race as one factor in determining admission at UNC. Guskiewicz and University attorneys will appear before the U.S. Supreme Court to… read more
The University reported last week it had found lead in the drinking water in five additional buildings on campus, including in two residence halls. The UNC Department of Environment, Health and Safety found lead in the drinking water in Spencer… read more
Two professors in the UNC School of Social Work will direct a new, federally funded Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center in partnership with the UNC Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research. The new Behavioral Health Workforce… read more