The Campus Y was closed this week by University leadership, who say the closure was necessary for safety reasons and have not given a time frame for when it will reopen. Campus Y leaders, in a May 2 Instagram post, alleged the sudden closure of… read more
Six pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on UNC’s campus this week after failing to remove tents they’d erected on Polk Place in front of South Building, joining dozens of other students who have been arrested on college campuses… read more
Rwenshaun Miller ’09 battled back from mental illness and the brink of suicide. Now he brings his own culture to help others like him — while convincing Black communities it isn’t taboo to seek treatment. by Laurie D. Willis… read more
When Irving Hoffman ’94 (MPH), director of international operations for the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, called his longtime friend Hyman Bielsky ’76 (’80 JD) in Sunny Isles, Florida, he wanted to talk about… read more
UNC has agreed to pay $4.8 million to cover the fees and expenses that Students for Fair Admissions incurred during its lawsuit against Carolina and Harvard University over their consideration of race in student admissions. The suit reached the… read more
Two prominent journalists, one a UNC graduate and both with ties to The New York Times, led a discussion Jan. 22 on objectivity in journalism that at times was marred by chants from protestors supporting Palestine. Frank Bruni ’86, a… read more
This article was updated Feb. 12, 2024. The U.S Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened an inquiry into allegations of discrimination against Jewish students at UNC. David Weisberg, an attorney from Cary and… read more
The violence between Israel and Hamas has unsettled college campuses across the country. Protests by student groups have been heated, including at UNC, where pro-Palestinian activists staged a sit-in at South Building and dueling demonstrations… read more
The UNC Friday Center will host Nov. 29 the inaugural Statewide Summit on Re-engaging Opportunity Youth, a conference designed to share the impact Carolina and community partners have made on youth across the state after the COVID-19… read more
As part of the state budget that became law in October, the North Carolina Legislature restricted funding for distinguished professorships to only STEM fields at all 16 UNC System institutions, excluding positions in the humanities, which lawmakers… read more