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UNC Leaders Release Statement in Response to Trump Executive Order on College Athletics

Posted by Michael Koh | Apr 6, 2026 | National, Sports, UNC

UNC chancellor Lee Roberts and athletic director Bubba Cunningham released a joint statement...

Welcomes, Departures and the SCiLL Investigation: Highlights From UNC’s Board of Trustees March Meetings

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 27, 2026 | Higher Education, UNC

The UNC Board of Trustees held its final meetings of the academic year on Wednesday and Thursday at the Rizzo Center in Chapel Hill. Here are some highlights.

UPDATE: Mebane Resident Charged in Downtown Chapel Hill Gunfire Investigation

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 26, 2026 | Development, UNC

UPDATE: The Chapel Hill Police Department said on Mar. 26, the suspect in the investigation into gunfire along North Roberson Street was arrested and charged.

Reports: Judge Declares Accused UNC Campus Shooter Mentally Fit to Stand Trial in Murder Case

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 25, 2026 | Crime, UNC

Tailei Qi is now competent to stand trial in Zijie Yan’s death, a judge ruled Wednesday. The defense plans to plead not guilty by insanity.

UNC’s Announces Departure Of Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Seeks Replacement

Posted by Henry Taylor | Mar 25, 2026 | Higher Education, Technology, UNC

Jeffrey Bardzell, who was appointed as UNC’s chief artificial intelligence officer and vice provost for AI, will depart the university.

UNC, Duke Educators Among Spring Inductees to North Carolina’s Order of the Long Leaf Pine

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 24, 2026 | Higher Education, State, UNC

DeVetta Holman-Copeland and Beverly McIver were two of the 12 people who received North Carolina’s highest civilian honor on Mar. 10.

‘A Recipe for Social Unrest’: UNC Political Scientists Share Reactions to U.S. Military Conflict with Iran

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 11, 2026 | International, UNC

A pair of UNC international affair scholars explained how this latest effort is a departure from past U.S. conflicts in the region and could have global ramifications – at a time when the world already faces rising tensions.