The federal Office of Civil Rights has accepted UNC’s proposed resolution to a complaint that the University was party to an anti-Semitic act at a conference co-sponsored with Duke University on UNC’s campus in March. read more
UNC’s vice chancellor for research issues a point-by-point rebuttal to allegations of bias regarding a joint UNC-Duke University consortium for Middle East studies made by the U.S. Department of Education. read more
A Middle East studies program run jointly by UNC and Duke University has run afoul of federal Title VI mandates and is at risk of losing federal funds, the U.S. Department of Education has warned the two schools. read more
North Carolina Children’s Hospital can resume performing the most complex pediatric congenital heart surgeries following an outside review of the program. read more
The 3-year-old Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting is setting up its headquarters in UNC’s School of Media and Journalism. read more
The Division of Health Service Regulation report says “there were no current deficiencies cited as a result of the investigation.” 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
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