Tag: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

News Roundup

Nikole Hannah-Jones to Teach at UNC’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media has hired Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times investigative journalist, as a faculty member the News and Observer reported. As the Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism, she will work with students to develop investigative projects, provide industry […]

May 3, 2021

African-American

What’s in a Name? After Years of Student Activism, Universities Rename Campus Buildings

After Black Lives Matter protests across the country, universities face an ongoing flood of petitions from students to change campus building names, which honor historic figures tied to slave ownership and racist policies. And many institutions have recently agreed.

July 16, 2020

News Roundup

Judge Voids U of North Carolina’s Settlement With Confederate Group

A judge on Wednesday voided a controversial settlement that the University of North Carolina system reached with the Sons of Confederate Veterans over a contentious Confederate monument, reported National Public Radio. The monument, a statue known as “Silent Sam,” was toppled in August 2018 by protesters who said it was a racist symbol. In November […]

February 13, 2020

Health

New Study Analyzes Impact of Exercise Program in Elementary Schools

A new study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) analyzed the impact of the Walking Classroom, a program that intertwines exercise into the school day, on elementary student’s health. Currently, the program is used in all 50 states. It aims to combat childhood obesity and helps students with ADHD, dyslexia or […]

January 6, 2020

News Roundup

Kevin Guskiewicz Named UNC Chancellor

Dr. Kevin Guskiewicz was recently named chancellor and chief executive officer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). He has been the interim chancellor since February and also previously served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UNC. Guskiewicz earned his bachelor’s degree from West Chester University, a master’s […]

December 29, 2019

News Roundup

UNC Faculty Denounce Confederate Statue Settlement

The Faculty Council at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill voted against a settlement that would give a controversial Confederate monument that stood on campus, “Silent Sam,” to a Confederate heritage organization along with $2.5 million, The Washington Post reported. Protesters overturned the statue in August 2018, creating a debate over where it should […]

December 9, 2019

News Roundup

UNC Agrees to Fund a $2.5M Trust for Care and Preservation of Confederate Statue Silent Sam

Last year, the Confederate statue Silent Sam fell after protests occurred on the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill’s campus. The statue was placed in storage and the location wasn’t revealed until recently. UNC announced last week that the statue would be given to the North Carolina division of the Sons of Confederate […]

December 2, 2019

Students

Student Development Practitioner Finds New Home at USC

Winston Crisp is now serving as vice president for student affairs at the University of Southern California after a long career in student affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

September 17, 2019

Faculty & Staff

NCAA Decides Against Exerting More Authority over Academic Misconduct

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I governance will not be adding reforms that would give the NCAA greater authority to discipline institutions that have engaged in academic misconduct.

September 6, 2019

News Roundup

UNC Graduate School Appoints New Dean

Dr. Suzanne Barbour, dean of the graduate school at the University of Georgia, has been appointed dean of the UNC Graduate School and professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In her new role, effective Sept. 3, Barbour will lead enhancement of graduate education and engage adult learners […]

July 25, 2019

Leadership & Policy

Praise Greets Folt Selection as First Woman USC President

Less than three months after an unceremonious departure from her job as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. Carol L. Folt has been named the first female president of the University of Southern California.

March 20, 2019

Home

UNC Admissions Lawsuit Likely Headed to Supreme Court

The federal lawsuit challenging race-conscious admissions practices at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – like a similar case involving Harvard in another federal courtroom – is likely to end up in the high court in a similarly prolonged legal battle, according to some observers.

January 22, 2019