When Julian Pleasants died Sept. 7 North Carolina lost one of its most important academic and popular historians. Pleasants grew up in Southern Pines, graduated from Davidson College, and earned master’s and doctoral degrees in history at UNC. Pleasants wrote or co-wrote 10 books. He detailed the divisive conflicts in mid-20th century North Carolina politics. (The Robesonian) Carolina as a research powerhouse
UNC is a billion-dollar research university. You probably knew this, but what exactly does that mean? What gets counted in that billion dollars? Who’s taking...
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Chapel Hill Tackles Downtown Safety Concerns with Short-Term Police Presence, Long-Term Programs
There have been several challenges to the Chapel Hill community this summer.