UNC has agreed to pay $4.8 million to cover the fees and expenses that Students for Fair Admissions incurred during its lawsuit against Carolina and Harvard University over their consideration of race in student admissions. The suit reached the… read more
In his first press conference as UNC’s interim chancellor, Lee Roberts said one of his primary goals will be to manage a seamless transition and ensure students, faculty and staff have the resources they need. Roberts, a former state budget… read more
The U.S. District Court released documents Jan. 18 that showed Tailei Qi, charged with the killing of a professor on campus Aug. 28, purchased the same caliber gun used in the shooting. Qi has denied owning a pistol. Qi, 34, purchased a 9mm… read more
This article was updated Feb. 12, 2024. The U.S Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened an inquiry into allegations of discrimination against Jewish students at UNC. David Weisberg, an attorney from Cary and… read more
A group of alumni has initiated a fundraising campaign to establish a professorship that honors the late Kimball King, UNC professor emeritus of English. The Dr. J. Kimball King Distinguished Professorship in the department of English and… read more
Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, who navigated UNC through some of its most challenging times, had an intermittently tense relationship with the University’s governing boards and oversaw a record-breaking fundraising campaign, was appointed… read more
Enhancing the Alert Carolina notification system, improving preparedness and training, and addressing perceived problems in UNC’s safety infrastructure were issues students and faculty cited in an online survey after the shooting death of a UNC… read more
UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz has accepted the presidency at Michigan State University, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. David Jesse, a senior writer with The Chronicle, posted late Wednesday a tweet on X,… read more
This article was updated Dec. 6, 2023, to include a statement by Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz. UNC faculty sent a letter on Nov. 27 to Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, who is the remaining finalist for the presidency at Michigan State… read more
Brad Briner ’99 and Vimal Kolappa have been appointed to the UNC Board of Trustees after passage of a state bill that increased the governing boards at Carolina and N.C. State University from 13 to 15 members. Briner and Kolappa were sworn in… read more