“Reconsidering Antisemitism: Past and Present” will be presented April 10-12 at the William and Ida Friday Conference Center, featuring more than 15 leading scholars from throughout the U.S., France, Germany and Israel. read more
A group of African-American students has met with the chancellor, handing her five demands — about 45 fewer than were read at a town meeting on race relations two weeks ago. read more
Clarence Page, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who was called in to moderate a town hall meeting on race and inclusion on the campus on Thursday, had barely begun to speak when a group of students took control of the event and recited a long… read more
African-American students representing the Real Silent Sam Coalition, the Black Student Movement and other campus organizations held a lengthy rally Friday to air what they called long-standing grievances over the racial climate on the campus. A… read more
The News & Observer and The Daily Tar Heel are seeking records from the firm that performed the Wainstein investigation totaling some 5 million pages — all of which have to be reviewed to protect privacy rights. read more
The prospect of outsourcing Student Stores has been greeted in Chapel Hill with a flood of skepticism from students, faculty and store employees who fear the loss of home-grown service. read more
UNC was one of 27 universities across the country that agreed to take part in the Association of American Universities’ Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct, which sought to gain more understanding of the general campus… read more
Chancellor Carol L. Folt has appointed a task force to carry out the UNC trustees’ directive that the University open a dialogue on its racial history. When the trustees voted in May to remove the name of 19th century Ku Klux Klan leader… read more
Martin Eakes, co-founder and CEO of Self-Help Credit Union and the Center for Responsible Lending, will speak Oct. 1 at UNC about whether economic inequality is threatening Americans’ opportunity for prosperity and upward social mobility. read more
Over the July 4 weekend, vandals defaced UNC’s monument to Confederate soldiers. The Daily Tar Heel published a photo online showing the words “KKK” and “murderer” spray painted on the monument. read more