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Support and Accommodations
Science asks a lot of you, and nobody should have to choose between their health and their degree. Asking for help, accommodations, or a break is part of doing this well, not a sign you can’t.
If you need someone right now
If you’re at UNC Chapel Hill
These offices exist for you. You don’t need to be in crisis, and you don’t need permission to reach out.
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
Free counseling for students, including same-day appointments. You don't need to be in crisis to go.
919-966-3658, answered 24/7
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Accessibility Resources & Service (ARS)
Accommodations for students with disabilities. Register early, before a hard semester hits, so they're ready when you need them.
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Equal Opportunity and Compliance (now the University Compliance Office)
Where to report discrimination or harassment, and where accommodation requests are managed.
Reports: 919-966-3576 · Accommodations: 919-962-8300
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Dean of Students
Your go-to when life gets in the way of school: care referrals, the Student Emergency Fund, approved absences, and basic needs like food.
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Ombuds Office
A confidential, informal place to talk through a conflict, like a problem with a lab, an advisor, or a class, and figure out your next step.
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Wherever you are
Not at UNC? Your school has a disability office and a counseling center too. Start there, and use these alongside them.
Your rights and accommodations in college
A plain-language North Carolina guide to the accommodations you can ask for in college.
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The Steve Fund
Mental health resources made for students of color.
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Student parents
Childcare, money, and support for students raising kids, on my other site, Of Life and Labor.
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When it’s exam stress
Need a reset? Keep clicking until you find one that sounds good, then go do it.
Idea 1
Take a walk. Even five minutes resets your brain.
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