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Tag: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Page 3
Latinx
Study Tackles Issues of Latino College Access, Completion
A study by UnidosUS in collaboration with the Center for Community Capital at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill highlights challenges of college access, affordability and long-term success for Latino students.
April 30, 2018
News Roundup
Black History Author Wins University’s Writing Award
MONTGOMERY, Al. — An African-American author and professor has won University of Alabama’s annual non-fiction writing award for her work on women and black southern writers. A university statement Friday names Dr. Trudier Harris this year’s winner of the Clarence E. Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing. Harris has written or edited more than two dozen […]
February 18, 2018
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North Carolina ‘Dreamers’ Volunteer, Mentor Young People
SANFORD, N.C. — After midnight one Saturday, Teresa Rivera and her mother, Juana Capcha, had just fallen asleep on the overstuffed couch in their living room in Huancayo, Peru. Suddenly, they were jolted awake by the sound of a door slamming shut as Rivera’s father stormed into the house — reeking of beer. He staggered over to Rivera’s mother and began an angry tirade.
January 23, 2018
Students
UNC Students Protesting Silent Sam Launch Economic Boycott
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Student organizers seeking the removal of a Confederate soldier statue at North Carolina’s flagship public university have embarked on a monthlong boycott of commercial goods on campus. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports the boycott launched Monday at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a social media […]
September 20, 2017
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Future of UNC Center for Civil Rights Remains Uncertain
After 16 years of providing legal relief to North Carolina’s most vulnerable residents, the future of the UNC Chapel Hill School of Law’s Center for Civil Rights hangs in the balance. A UNC Board of Governors committee voted 5 to 1 to recommend a policy banning litigation by UNC centers and institutes.
August 10, 2017
Students
Civil Rights Should be Part of UNC’s Mission, Speakers Say
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A campus that protects a statue honoring White supremacy in the Civil War should balance that support by continuing to train law students who will fight social injustice, the head of the school’s Center for Civil Rights told a panel Thursday. Ted Shaw, director of the UNC Center for Civil Rights, […]
May 11, 2017
Students
Judge: UNC Does Not Have to Provide Sexual Assault Findings
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A judge says the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill does not have to release the names of students and employees that its administrative procedures determined were responsible for sex offenses. Local media outlets report Orange County Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour issued a ruling Wednesday in a lawsuit filed […]
May 7, 2017
African-American
North Carolina Civil Rights Center Faces Conservative Ire
RALEIGH, N.C. — A center founded at the University of North Carolina by a civil rights attorney to help the poor and disenfranchised is the latest institution to come under fire from conservatives as they work to leave their mark on the state’s higher education system. African-American attorney Julius Chambers, who endured firebomb attacks in […]
April 23, 2017
Sports
Federal Judge Dismisses UNC as Defendant in Athlete Lawsuit
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A federal judge has granted the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s request to dismiss the school from a lawsuit filed by two former Tar Heels athletes tied to its multiyear academic scandal. In a Wednesday ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Loretta C. Biggs stated the school had 11th Amendment immunity […]
March 30, 2017
Students
UNC Chapel Hill Taking Comprehensive Approach to Alcohol Abuse on Campus
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced sweeping changes to its alcohol policy, shifting its stance from one rooted in enforcement and disciplinary action to a policy that is more oriented toward public health.
July 31, 2016
Students
UNC-Chapel Hill Strips Name of KKK Member Off Building
The Board of Trustees said the “university made an error” in considering William Lawrence Saunders’ KKK ties as a reason to rename the building after him.
May 28, 2015
STEM
Classroom Technique Reduces Achievement Gap
An active-learning model used in classroom settings reduces the achievement gap between certain subgroups.
May 18, 2015
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