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| | September 20, 2021

Crisis Brings You Closer

After a year, it’s easier for Amy Johnson to joke about her first week as Carolina’s vice chancellor for student affairs, a week that began with a hurricane and ended with a pivot to all-remote instruction because of the pandemic. “This is not the onboarding program that you would design for someone,” Johnson acknowledged.
| | | September 17, 2021

Feeling Stressed? Check Out These Campus Resources

While the return to campus life and in-person learning is something many of us have looked forward to, we know that the experience may also bring feelings of stress, fatigue and anxiety. These feelings are a normal response to difficult times. You have shown great resilience and strength over the last 18 months. But it is okay — and common — to feel uncertain and exhausted at the same time.  Be aware of changes in your behavior or your […]
| | | September 11, 2021

COVID Prevention and Close Contact Tracing Reminders

Our expert medical advisors — all top UNC doctors in their field — continue to remind us about the strong level of protection afforded by a combination of vaccinations and masking. If you are vaccinated and diligent about wearing your mask, it is very unlikely that you will contract the virus in settings like classrooms, appointments with your faculty or academic advisors, student organization meetings, and so on. 
| | September 7, 2021

A Holistic Approach to Preventing Violence

When she was at Carolina the first time, especially in her roles as Carolina Women’s Center director and Title IX coordinator, Christi Hurt often looked at campus violence through a gender-based lens. But returning to the University in July after two years as a national consultant — amid a pandemic and in the wake of […]
| | August 30, 2021

Accommodations for Religious Observances

We understand that you may need to balance your religious observations with your academic studies, and so we want to make sure that you understand the process for requesting religious accommodations. As needed, you may request religious accommodations by completing the Religious Accommodation Request Form and sending it to the Religious Accommodations Advisory Committee (RAAC) at [email protected].
| August 26, 2021

New Director of the Campus Y Named

After completing a national search, I am pleased to announce that Yalitza Ramos has accepted the director position of the Campus Y. Yalitza served as the interim director of the Campus Y for 18 months while also fulfilling her duties as the Director of the Bonner Leaders Program. I am grateful for her leadership during that interim period and look forward to her ongoing support of the Campus Y as its next director, starting Monday, Aug. 30.
| | August 14, 2021

Back to School at Carolina

This week, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will welcome to campus approximately 4,650 first-year students, 925 transfer students and thousands of returning second-year students who are embarking on an in-person Carolina experience for the first time in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Scheduled Events From New Student Convocation to FallFest, students, faculty and staff […]
| | August 9, 2021

Diversity Spotlight: Bobby Kunstman

Miami is about a diverse community as one might find in the United States. A true melting pot of cultures, religions, and backgrounds, the vibrant city allowed Bobby Kunstman, director of Student Life and Leadership at Carolina, the freedom to flourish throughout his early years. Identifying as Black, Cuban, biracial and gay, he felt fortunate to be exposed to others who shared his background…as well as those who didn’t. “I felt a sense of belonging and that I could be myself,” he said. “It wasn’t until I moved away to [Tallahassee, to attend] Florida State that I realized how much growing I would undergo there and continue to do to this day.”
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