UNC, Research Triangle Community Members Rally for ‘Stand Up For Science’ Day of Action Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 9, 2026 | Health, Higher Education, National, UNC Saturday was a national day of ‘Stand Up For Science’ protests, with dozens of Research Triangle community members taking part in Chapel Hill. Read More
‘Back to the Drawing Board’: UNC Rescinds New Policy on Recording Faculty Without Notice Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 2, 2026 | Higher Education, UNC After briefly implementing a policy around recording faculty members without their permission, the UNC administration is reversing course. Read More
‘An Empty Fullness’: UNC’s Adam Versényi on Losing His Mother, and Reliving it on Stage Posted by Aaron Keck | Feb 28, 2026 | Arts, UNC UNC’s Adam Versényi joins Aaron to discuss his one-man show “An Empty Fullness,” about the experience of helping his mother die. Read More
UNC Students, Faculty Rally as University Prepares to Shutter 6 Global Studies Centers Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jan 7, 2026 | Higher Education, International, UNC The student-organized demonstration urged UNC administrators to reverse course and understand the value of the centers beyond simply looking at them as budget expenses. Read More
An Award-Winning UNC English Professor Combines Basketball With Poetry Posted by Staff | Dec 15, 2025 | Higher Education, UNC Each week, a UNC English professor meets students on the basketball court for poetry recital sessions she calls “Oh Shoot!” Read More
UNC Researcher Earns MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant to Support Work Preventing Drug Overdoses Posted by Brighton McConnell | Oct 9, 2025 | Health, UNC Nabarun Dasgupta, an epidemiologist and researcher with UNC’s Gillings School of Public... Read More
‘I Will Never Retreat’: UNC Professor Highlights Free Speech, Resolution in Beliefs in Return After Leave Posted by Brighton McConnell | Oct 8, 2025 | Higher Education, UNC By about 2 p.m. on Wednesday, UNC professor Dwayne Dixon would be back in front of his ASIA 150... Read More
UNC Completes Investigation, Reinstates Professor After ‘No Basis’ to Advocacy of Political Violence Posted by Brighton McConnell | Oct 3, 2025 | Higher Education, UNC UNC reinstated Professor Dwayne Dixon on Friday after a “robust” review of claims he advocated for politically motivated violence. Read More
UNC Investigates Professor Over Ties to Anti-Racist Group; Rally Held in His Support Posted by Brighton McConnell | Oct 1, 2025 | UNC As a UNC professor is on administrative leave for his advocacy of alleged politically-motivated violence, supporters led a rally on Wednesday. Read More
UNC Marks 2 Years Since Zijie Yan’s Fatal Shooting With Memorial Bench Dedication and Lecture Posted by Brighton McConnell | Aug 28, 2025 | UNC UNC leaders and the applied physical sciences department held a memorial event Thursday for the two-year anniversary of Zijie Yan’s death. Read More