Tag: University of North Carolina

Students

University of North Carolina School of the Arts and Posse Arts Partner to Recruit Underrepresented Artists

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) is partnering with The Posse Foundation, a diversity-focused scholarship organization, on a new initiative to recruit, train and support talented — but underrepresented — students in the arts. The initiative, called Posse Arts, was conceived in collaboration with Lin-Manuel Miranda, the brain behind Hamilton and […]

July 15, 2021

Latinx

Report: Latinx Students More Averse to Student Loan Debt

Latinx students have a greater aversion to taking on student loan debt than their White peers, according to a new study by the civil rights group UnidosUS in partnership with the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Law and the UNC Center for Community Capital.

November 27, 2020

COVID-19

UNC at Chapel Hill Moves Online After 130 Students Test Positive for COVID-19

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has reversed its decision to hold in-person classes after about 130 students tested positive for COVID-19 in the first week of fall classes, reports CNN. According to UNC’s COVID-19 dashboard, the percentage of positive cases rose from 2.8% to 13.6% between the weeks of Aug. 3 and […]

August 18, 2020

News Roundup

N.C. Attorney General, Civil Rights Group Criticize UNC’s “Silent Sam” Settlement

North Carolina’s Attorney General Josh Stein “lashed out” in response to the University of North Carolina’s (UNC) gift of $2.5 million to a Confederate heritage group for the preservation of a Civil War memorial, according to The Washington Post. Stein criticized the school, saying the money would be better spent helping students. As part of […]

December 12, 2019

News Roundup

East Carolina University Interim Chancellor Resigns For Drinking, Dancing With Students

East Carolina University’s Interim Chancellor Dan Gerlach has resigned from his post after photos and videos surfaced showing him drinking and dancing with students at a local bar, The News & Observer reported. Gerlach had been on administrative leave since the incident appeared online in late September, with provost and senior vice chancellor Dr. Ron […]

October 27, 2019

News Roundup

UNC President Rumored to Step Down After Only Three Years

University of North Carolina (UNC) president Margaret Spellings will step down as president after serving the university system for only three years, three sources told The News&Observer. Sources say that Spellings has been in negotiations with the UNC Board of Governors regarding her departure. It’s unknown of when exactly she will leave the job, but […]

October 26, 2018

HBCUs

Danielle Holley-Walker Continues the Legacy

Danielle Holley-Walker, who left her post as associate dean at the University of North Carolina to become dean of the law school at Howard University, says the school has been fortunate in the past decade or two with respect to admissions, enrollment and sustenance.

July 19, 2018

Latest News

Fired Administrator Names NCCU Chancellor in Whistleblower Suit

A former vice chancellor at North Carolina Central University listed Chancellor Johnson O. Akinleye and two University of North Carolina Board of Governors members in a whistleblower lawsuit filed against NCCU last week.

April 25, 2018

Leadership & Policy

Chancellor Writes in Support of UNC Center for Civil Rights

RALEIGH, N.C. — A ban on courtroom work for a University of North Carolina center that represents the poor and disenfranchised puts the school’s “hard-earned reputation at risk” if it leads the closure of the center, the chancellor of UNC’s flagship campus says. The UNC Center for Civil Rights provides valuable litigation training to law […]

July 31, 2017

Students

Report: No Easy Alternative for UNC Center for Civil Rights

RALEIGH, N.C. — A committee studying alternative paths for a University of North Carolina center that offers legal help to the poor found no options that would allow the center to continue the full breadth of its work while also satisfying conservatives who oppose how it operates. The committee appointed by the chancellor of the […]

July 6, 2017

Faculty & Staff

UNC Responds to 3rd Set of NCAA Charges in Academic Case

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina has responded to the third set of charges it received from the NCAA in the long-running academic fraud case. The 102-page document released Thursday marked the latest step in the seven-year investigation. UNC faces five top-level charges, including lack of institutional control, in the multiyear probe centered on irregular courses […]

May 25, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Appeals Court Won’t Revive Lawsuit Over UNC Sham Classes

RALEIGH, N.C. — A state appeals court won’t revive a lawsuit by two former athletes who say they were harmed by sham classes at the University of North Carolina. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a Charlotte-area judge properly dismissed their case last year. James Arnold and Leah Metcalf are former members […]

April 18, 2017