Holden Thorp '86 Named 10th Chancellor

Holden Thorp '86, a popular teacher whose intellect, charisma and leadership abilities were spotted early in his career, has risen at Carolina about as fast as he could move from office to office. Next: In July, the Kenan Professor of chemistry will become UNC's 10th chancellor. More »

Town, UNC to Bring New Homeless Shelter to Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill and UNC officials have identified a property off Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard has been as the site for a new homeless shelter. More »

Historian Elected Fellow of Academy of Arts and Sciences

Historian Louis Perez Jr. has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies. More »

Rameses Dies After Injury

Rameses XVII - an exceptional member of the long line of rams that have represented Carolina at Kenan Stadium - has died. He lost a spiral-shaped horn in a head-butting bout with his son Pablo, and the wound became infected. More »

Another First for the Covenant: Graduating Seniors

The first Covenant Scholars are graduating in May, and though the number getting their degrees is not yet known, 90.6 percent of the 223 who enrolled in 2004 still were hitting the books as of last fall. More »