‘An Empty Fullness’: UNC’s Adam Versényi on Losing His Mother, and Reliving it on Stage
UNC’s Adam Versényi joins Aaron to discuss his one-man show “An Empty Fullness,” about the experience of helping his mother die.
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UNC Students, Faculty Rally as University Prepares to Shutter 6 Global Studies Centers
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.
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An Award-Winning UNC English Professor Combines Basketball With Poetry
Each week, a UNC English professor meets students on the basketball court for poetry recital sessions she calls “Oh Shoot!”
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UNC Researcher Earns MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant to Support Work Preventing Drug Overdoses
Nabarun Dasgupta, an epidemiologist and researcher with UNC’s Gillings School of Public...
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‘I Will Never Retreat’: UNC Professor Highlights Free Speech, Resolution in Beliefs in Return After Leave
By about 2 p.m. on Wednesday, UNC professor Dwayne Dixon would be back in front of his ASIA 150...
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UNC Completes Investigation, Reinstates Professor After ‘No Basis’ to Advocacy of Political Violence
UNC reinstated Professor Dwayne Dixon on Friday after a “robust” review of claims he advocated for politically motivated violence.
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UNC Investigates Professor Over Ties to Anti-Racist Group; Rally Held in His Support
As a UNC professor is on administrative leave for his advocacy of alleged politically-motivated violence, supporters led a rally on Wednesday.
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UNC Marks 2 Years Since Zijie Yan’s Fatal Shooting With Memorial Bench Dedication and Lecture
UNC leaders and the applied physical sciences department held a memorial event Thursday for the two-year anniversary of Zijie Yan’s death.
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Budget Cuts, Tenure Practices and A Cricket Arena: Highlights of the July 2025 UNC Trustees Meeting
The UNC Board of Trustees held its first meetings of the new academic year on Wednesday and Thursday, gathering to swear in several members and discuss key business items.
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UNC Leaders Propose An Estimated $70 Million in Budget Cuts Amid Federal Funding ‘Uncertainty’
Facing funding cuts from both the state and federal governments, UNC administrators said they aim to trim $70 million from the budget.
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