The children of undocumented immigrants who can get into Carolina have been welcome here. The out-of-state tuition rate makes paying for it tough, and now their special status could be taken away. read more
The University doesn’t track the beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals among its student body, but there are DACA students — and alumni — who qualify for the program President Donald Trump has ordered phased out. read more
A near-unanimous vote by the UNC System Board of Governors bars the UNC law school’s Center for Civil Rights from litigating. read more
UNC has refused a request from the National Policy Institute for its leader, white supremacist Richard Spencer, to speak on the campus. read more
Hundreds of people rallied around the University’s Confederate statue Tuesday night. read more
UNC officials prepare for a rumored protest rally at the Silent Sam monument amid much speculation on the statue’s future. read more
The UNC law school’s Civil Rights Center’s practice of going to court against the state and other government entities as part of teaching law students is inappropriate and should be ended, a committee of the UNC System Board of Governors decided… read more
Graham Allison, a noted political scientist and an expert in U.S. national security and defense, will be on campus in September to discuss “Are the U.S. and China Destined for War?” read more
UNC faculty members who applied for — and won — an $867,000 Department of Homeland Security grant to develop communication strategies to counter recruitment efforts of violent extremist groups are mystified that the award was canceled. read more
An on-going debate about the mission of UNC Center for Civil Rights appears headed for a showdown. A UNC System Board of Governors’ committee is scheduled to consider it in a special meeting Aug. 1; the full board is expected to consider it in… read more