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
Political analyst, author and commentator Kevin Phillips will discuss “The New Politics of Wealth and Democracy” in a public lecture at UNC on March 18. read more
Career advancement, more benefits and schedule flexibility are among the requests of a task force of staff and faculty representatives studying ways to improve campus morale among workers at the University. read more
The environment where we live, work and play profoundly influences our health. That intersection between health and the “built environment” will be the focus of the 26th Annual Minority Health Conference sponsored by UNC’s School of Public Health. read more