UNC Health Care is “temporarily pausing the most complex pediatric congenital heart surgeries” while the program is reviewed following a New York Times report about children who died following heart surgeries. read more
Craig Stephen Hicks pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing three Muslim neighbors at a Chapel Hill apartment complex four years ago and received three life sentences. read more
UNC Health Care is “temporarily pausing the most complex pediatric congenital heart surgeries” while the program is reviewed following a New York Times report about children who died following heart surgeries. read more
The campus was rocked in mid-April by several of what University officials characterized as racist and anti-Semitic incidents. Two people were arrested for vandalism of art objects that involved racist graffiti; anti-Semitic posters were… read more
The Kenans have been involved in UNC’s leadership since its earliest days, and their philanthropy is everywhere on the campus. read more
A lawsuit that claims UNC uses race unfairly in admissions decisions has cost the University $16.8 million to defend, and that will go higher as the case proceeds. read more
Chancellor Carol L. Folt said it was the first known time UNC has rescinded an honorary degree. read more
The 105-year-old Confederate monument could be moved to an indoor location on campus under legislation introduced May 29 in the N.C. General Assembly. read more
The UNC System Board of Governors has approved a range of penalties — including expulsion — for individuals who interfere with the free speech rights of others at Carolina and the state’s other public universities. read more
Most of the invited speakers at the Carolina Inn meeting told the UNC trustees that the Confederate statue Silent Sam is both a symbol of evil and now a threat to safety. read more