UNC-Chapel Hill faculty hold emergency meeting in response to Donald Trump’s directives
From research funding to required coursework, the federal government is making several changes that impact universities.
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As faculty and students try to understand changes in federal research funding, some university leaders remain silent
The executive orders have sent the research community into a state of confusion, concern, and anxiety. Meanwhile, some of the ...
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A University System Ends Diversity-Related Gen-Ed Requirements, Citing Trump Order
A memo from the University of North Carolina system says that its campuses “risk ineligibility” for federal funding if they ...
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UNC-Chapel Hill faculty worries about cuts to research funding amid Trump's DEI crackdown
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill held an emergency meeting Monday to address two specific issues. The first is how to ensure UNC's curriculum related to DEI doesn't conflict with ...
UNC-Chapel Hill leaders hold emergency meeting to discuss federal medical research caps
In response to a new federal policy capping National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant indirect costs at 15%, UNC-Chapel Hill ...
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2 universities to build $2B children’s hospital in North Carolina
UNC Health and Duke Health announced plans for the state's first freestanding pediatric facility, to break ground in 2027.
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18th-Century College Dining Hall Excavated in North Carolina
According to a report in The Daily Tar Heel, archaeologists Heather Lapham and Mary Elizabeth Fitts and their students are ...
Is Hubert Davis on the hot seat at UNC Chapel Hill?
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s men’s basketball team suffered a humbling defeat to their arch-rival Duke ...
University of North Carolina system drops DEI course requirement after executive order
University of North Carolina General Counsel Andrew Tripp has advised all system chancellors to immediately adopt a new ...