Award-winning poetry professor takes unique approach to writing, teaching

Gabrielle Calvocoressi likes to say she’s been a professional daydreamer, driven by curiosity, since day one. It’s a quality that’s fueled her four poetry collections and her teachings as a professor within UNC’s department of English and Comparative Literature. Now, it’s a quality that’s gotten her nominated for one of the most prestigious literary prizes […]

The longest government shutdown in history has come to an end

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history has come to an end. President Donald Trump signed a spending bill that will fund the government through January 30 on Wednesday night. Trump says the federal government is now resuming normal operations. Created for my Media and Journalism 252 course during the Fall 2025 semester.