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Cooper and legislators seek to incentivize new teachers

March 10, 2017

Both Governor Roy Cooper and state legislative leaders have proposed plans to remedy North Carolina’s growing teacher shortage.

New policy restricts work of campus civil rights center

March 4, 2017

The Board of Governors has ordered the Center for Civil Rights to stop taking new cases, which could have a severe impact on discrimination litigation in North Carolina.

With plungers, cleaning supplies in hand, student rides in Mardi Gras parade

March 4, 2017

UNC junior Andrea Brucculeri had the unusual experience of riding on a float in a satirical Mardi Gras parade.

Locally trained service dogs help diabetics

March 4, 2017

Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Paws is a service dog training center in the heart of Carrboro. They train dogs for the blind, those who are physically disabled, and diabetics.

UNC System President, Margaret Spellings, seen in this 2016 file photo, is asking the Trump Administration to extend a controversial program that allows young immigrants to stay in the U.S.

Spellings calls on Trump to maintain DACA program

February 25, 2017

The UNC System President supports an Obama Administration policy that allows undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children to stay here.

Proposal would punish students who disrupt campus speakers

February 25, 2017

The proposal by North Carolina’s Lt. Governor is a reaction to protests in North Carolina and elsewhere that have targeted conservative speakers.

Black Student Movement celebrates 50 years

February 25, 2017

On its 50th anniversary, Black Student Movement leaders look back at the organization’s founding in the turbulent 1960’s.

Triangle stands up for refugees affected by the “Muslim Ban”

February 4, 2017

President Trump’s travel ban receives backlash from students and members of the community.

UNC study explains why “acid trips” last so long

February 4, 2017

The findings may help pharmaceutical companies develop longer-lasting medications.

$25 million gift bolsters UNC’s Ackland Art Museum

January 28, 2017

The donation gives UNC one of the most significant collections of Rembrandt’s drawings.