Members of the UNC Board of Trustees say that while they’re encouraged by measures the Interfraternity Council has taken to reform the rush process, they still consider last fall’s changes a first step. Some are concerned about hazing and personal… read more
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights is conducting a compliance review of the University stemming from an incident in which an instructor singled out a student for criticism for comments the student made in class about… read more
The University has fired three employees and a fourth has resigned from the medical school’s department of radiology upon the revelation of financial mismanagement involving more than $300,000. Two of the ex-employees face criminal charges following… read more
Chancellor James Moeser has decided to give the $25,000 he could have received as a salary bonus to his Task Force for a Better Workplace as startup money for programs to improve the work environment for University staff. read more
The University will pay $70,000 to former soccer player Debbie Keller ’96 in exchange for her agreement to drop her sexual harassment claims against Coach Anson Dorrance ’74. read more
Alice Walker, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award for her best-selling novel The Color Purple, will speak at the University on April 14 as the Frey Foundation Distinguished Visiting Professor. The event, which will… read more
An October court date is possible for UNC women’s soccer coach Anson Dorrance ’74 after settlement negotiations in his sexual harassment civil suit have stalled. read more
UNC’s Department of Housing and Residential Education has decided to make all residence halls and apartments smoke-free beginning this summer. read more
The University is monitoring a lecturer who publicly criticized a student for comments he made in class about homosexuality. Elyse Crystall, a lecturer in the English department, sent an e-mail to her Literature and Cultural Diversity class… read more
When UNC’s new students march onto campus in August, it will be life at a school of a different sort – West Point to be exact – that they’ll be talking about. read more