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Hosted by the Office of Alumni Engagement, a Wednesday program for the Class of 2015 gave seniors an opportunity to mingle with faculty and staff mentors with whom they had forged relationships during their collegiate studies. 

Greg Zaiser, vice president for admissions and financial planning at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, writes for regional newspapers about the need to preserve federal funding that helps students of modest means afford college.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's 125th Commencement activities this month include picnics, receptions and more for graduates and their families.

The plan, first created in 2007 and updated this spring with input from campus stakeholders, has 38 objectives across four categories: operations, planning and administration, engagement and academics.

Daniel Sheehan, a human service studies and strategic communications double major, begins his career after ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ with a fellowship in New York City that develops "the next generation of aspiring change makers."

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ senior entrepreneurship major Kimberly Gersh leveraged a summer work experience into a permanent position by using her personal network and seeking resume and cover letter feedback from the Student Professional Development Center.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ senior Rachel Mehaffey used the university's top prize for undergraduate research and creative achievements to study the way dancers interpret what they are asked to perform on stage and in the classroom.

Hundreds of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students, faculty and staff gathered in front of Moseley Center on Tuesday to speak out against acts of bias and discrimination that harm the community and devalue the lives of black students.

A student-led dance marathon raised more than $180,000 in April to support a North Carolina hospital that helps young patients and their families fight life-threatening conditions.

The associate professor of communications recounted in a troubling experience from her earliest days on campus and how it today inspires her to be a better teacher.