The School of Civic Life and Leadership has named four finalists to serve as dean of UNC’s newest school: Jed W. Atkins, Daniel DiSalvo, Thomas Merrill and Sarah Treul Roberts. Atkins is the E. Blake Byrne Associate Professor in Duke… read more
Michael Gerhardt, the Burton Craige Distinguished Professor of jurisprudence in the School of Law, has received the 2023 Thomas Jefferson Award. Created in 1961 by the Robert Earll McConnell Foundation, the award honors a UNC faculty member… read more
The Adams School of Dentistry on Feb. 2 will offer free oral health care services to children in the community as part of its 11th annual Give Kids A Smile event. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., children 17 and under will receive complimentary… read more
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