UNC police used pepper spray and the threat of a Taser to break up a crowd of protesters on April 14 in Bingham Hall after the planned protest halted a talk about illegal immigration by former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo. Members of Students for… read more
After many years of discussions and planning, UNC’s Carolina Commons below-market housing plan is starting the long process of becoming a reality. Carolina Commons would offer UNC faculty and staff single-family town homes and condominium homes… read more
Former U.S. poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Mark Strand will give a free public reading Wednesday, Feb. 25, at Carolina. The New York Times called Strand an American luminary whose “poems resonate with a shimmering sense of… read more
Athletics and higher education will be discussed at an upcoming conference hosted by the College Sport Research Institute, which recently relocated to UNC, and UNC’s department of exercise and sport science. The 2009 Scholarly Conference on… read more
Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, will be on campus this week to discuss his vision for eliminating poverty worldwide. The free public lecture will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Koury Auditorium at Kenan-Flagler Business… read more
Last year, UNC pushed the N.C. General Assembly hard for permission to establish an airport authority, which ultimately would build in rural Orange County a replacement for Horace Williams Airport. The University got that permission, but now it is… read more
Cherie Blair, noted human rights lawyer and wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, will give a free public lecture at UNC on Jan. 26. The 5:30 p.m. talk at the Kenan-Flagler Business School’s Koury Auditorium is the annual Weatherspoon… read more
UNC’s library administration decided not to put up Christmas trees this season in Wilson and Davis libraries following complaints over several years by some library staff and patrons who opposed the singular focus on the Christmas custom. The… read more
Tuition is likely to rise next year 6.5 percent for in-state undergraduates and between 4.4 percent and 6.5 percent for out-of-state students under a recommendation from UNC’s Tuition and Fee Advisory Task Force. The 6.5 figure is the limit; UNC… read more
The N.C. Department of Insurance recently reviewed campus construction projects at Kenan Stadium, Boshamer Stadium and Wilson Library, resulting in delayed construction for one project and altering plans and upgrades for others. The most pressing… read more