Carolina’s accreditation agency has decided not to sanction the University in connection with irregularities involving the department of African and Afro-American studies, according to a statement issued by the chancellor’s office. The campus… read more
Some longtime observers of lawmaking in Raleigh say they’ve never seen anything like the protests taking place late on Monday afternoons at the Legislative Building. The growing crowds of people — who from the beginning in early May have… read more
The University will drop an Honor Court charge against a student who claimed UNC was retaliating against her for her participation in a federal complaint over how UNC handles sexual assault cases. In early 2012, then-freshman Landen Gambill said… read more
An Orange County Superior Court judge has affirmed the life-without-parole sentence for Laurence Alvin Lovette for his role in the murder of Eve Carson ’08. Lovette’s attorneys asked Judge Allen Baddour ’93 to allow him an opportunity for… read more
Nine months after the death of Faith Hedgepeth, little information remains available to the public. Hedgepeth, a junior at UNC, was found dead in her off-campus apartment in Durham on Sept. 7. Police have been investigating the death as a… read more
The University has created a 21-member task force to review and enhance its policies and procedures for handling student-on-student complaints of harassment, sexual misconduct or discrimination. Ann Penn, the University’s Equal Opportunity/ADA… read more
UNC’s new gender-neutral housing policy had a rocky beginning, and the unanimous approval of the Board of Trustees last November apparently isn’t the end of the issue. Three freshman senators have sponsored a bill in the N.C. General Assembly to… read more
(Editor’s Note: This report accompanies “White House Whiteout,” the Endeavors department feature in the May/June 2013 issue of the Carolina Alumni Review.) Does it really reflect poorly on us busy 21st-century Americans that so… read more
The University has been calling the roll on attendance in classes this semester — not by individuals but to make sure the classes are being held and that a faculty member is present. An unadvertised program sent 16 staff people from UNC… read more
North Carolina’s new governor took office in January with a tough assignment: Figure out how to cut the state’s unemployment rate from about 9 percent, one of the highest state jobless rates in the U.S. Before the month was out, Pat… read more