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Graham Allison, a noted political scientist and an expert in U.S. national security and defense, will be on campus in September to discuss “Are the U.S. and China Destined for War?” read more

UNC faculty members who applied for — and won — an $867,000 Department of Homeland Security grant to develop communication strategies to counter recruitment efforts of violent extremist groups are mystified that the award was canceled. read more

An on-going debate about the mission of UNC Center for Civil Rights appears headed for a showdown. A UNC System Board of Governors’ committee is scheduled to consider it in a special meeting Aug. 1; the full board is expected to consider it in… read more

Charges of misdemeanor assault and misdemeanor sexual battery against UNC football player Allen Artis have been dismissed. read more

As part of a promise from South Building to the students to publicly confront the University’s racial history, a seven-panel exhibit opened in the Carolina Hall front lobby in mid-November. read more

As part of a promise from South Building to the students to publicly confront the University’s racial history, a seven-panel exhibit has been opened in the Carolina Hall front lobby. read more

The $21 million AURORA Study, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and based at UNC, will employ the efforts of 19 institutions and more than 40 scientists. read more

Six months after the N.C. General Assembly enacted House Bill 2 — regulating access to public restrooms with respect to gender — the state of North Carolina has been hit with two business decisions that go to the heart of collegiate athletics. read more

A UNC sophomore asserts, under UNC’s 2-year-old revised policy on sexual violence, “I did everything a rape victim is supposed to do” and argues the University has not done what it is expected to do. read more