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Title IX Records Request: Carolina Responds

October 28, 2016

  The University today responded to a request made by The Daily Tar Heel seeking sexual assault-related records and the names of those found responsible through a campus disciplinary process. The request was sent to UNC-Chapel Hill administrators from DTH Editor-in-Chief, … Read more

Viagem Segura! – “Safe Travels!”

July 27, 2016

Viagem Segura means “safe travels” in Portuguese – a sentiment I want to convey to some UNC School of Media and Journalism students who are “limbering up” for the 2016 Olympic Summer Games. On Thursday, a group of 30 student journalists depart for Rio, where … Read more

Safety and Campus Security – Moving Ahead with “One Button”

July 11, 2016

In late June the University tested its emergency sirens and emergency communication notification procedures, which is called the Alert Carolina System (ACS). The well-publicized test, which was a success, verified that newly installed ACS equipment and software were working properly. … Read more

Media Swarm to Zika Awareness Event at Student Union

July 1, 2016

It was all about mosquitoes at the Pit yesterday, when Chancellor Carol L. Folt hosted a Zika awareness event outside the Student Union. Experts across campus fielded questions from several broadcast and print media, who came to inform their viewers … Read more

Clarification Regarding the Student Stores RFP Process

October 15, 2015

Bradley Ives, Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Enterprises, writes to clarify several points in the Daily Tar Heel article, Faculty Executive Committee Discusses Student Stores’ Fate, published on Oct. 12:  ___________________________________________________________________________________ The article states that in Monday’s faculty executive committee … Read more

The College Scorecard: What does it mean for Carolina?

September 21, 2015

The White House recently released the College Scorecard online.  We’ve received a fair amount of requests for our comments about the new website, and our Vice Provost for Enrollment and Undergraduate Admissions, Stephen M. Farmer, has penned the following about it: … Read more

Why is College Access and Affordability So Important?

September 14, 2015

The economics of higher education are strange and arcane, but Adam Davidson does yeoman’s work untangling the mess in this past weekend’s New York Times Magazine. He explains how different colleges and universities try to balance tuition, financial aid, and … Read more