Category: The Scoop
The Scoop
Lookout Scholars Program provides new resources to first-generation students
The Lookout Scholars Program will help first-generation students succeed on their path to graduation.
Music community celebrates Hill Hall transformation
It’s been 87 years since Hill Hall was first dedicated as the home of UNC’s department of music. On Feb. 8, this storied building was presented anew after a $15 million, 18-month renovation.
College Think Tank explores outside-the-box ideas
Creating a brain trust of strategic advisers was part of Kevin Guskiewicz’s plan even before he became dean in January 2016.
#Throwback (spring 2017)
The demolition of (old) Venable Hall, which began in January 2008.
Ten Years After: Carolina First gifts elevate faculty and student experiences
As the University launches a new fundraising campaign this fall, we are looking at how gifts made during the Carolina First campaign (1999-2007) continue to strengthen the arts and sciences.
New senior leadership team for business operations
A new senior leadership team will work closely to oversee business operations in the College of Arts & Sciences.
Reimagining Gen Ed curriculum for 2019
The College of Arts & Sciences is updating its General Education curriculum — the first major overhaul since the “Making Connections” curriculum was put into place in 2006.
College funds new team-taught courses
Six new interdisciplinary, team-taught courses will be offered across the College beginning in fall 2017 in disciplines ranging from physics and astronomy to public policy to art.
Less driving linked to decrease in roadway fatalities
A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows that a significant decrease in automobile travel from 2003-2014 correlated with a decrease in the number of crash deaths.
Celebrating 10 years of Phillips Ambassadors
The Phillips Ambassadors program is celebrating 10 years of supporting students’ study abroad experiences in Asia.
N.C. facing statewide crisis in affordable rental housing
Many communities in the state are experiencing an affordable housing crisis, which is particularly severe for those who rent, according to a new report published by the Center for Urban and Regional Studies.
UNC receives grant to develop videos to counteract extremists
An $867,000 grant to UNC will fund a project to create a series of sophisticated videos and other materials to counteract jihadist propaganda that targets young people.
UNC in top 25 for study abroad
UNC-Chapel Hill ranks 19th among all U.S. higher education institutions for the number of students earning credit for study abroad, according to the Institute of International Education’s 2016 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange.
PlayMakers stages Shakespeare for everyone
PlayMakers Repertory Company has always had a long relationship with bringing the works of William Shakespeare to the University and local communities.
Tar Heel Reader reaches 10 million books read
Tar Heel Reader, an online program that helps students with disabilities learn to read independently, reached 10 million books read in January.