Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, who navigated UNC through some of its most challenging times, had an intermittently tense relationship with the University’s governing boards and oversaw a record-breaking fundraising campaign, was appointed… read more
Enhancing the Alert Carolina notification system, improving preparedness and training, and addressing perceived problems in UNC’s safety infrastructure were issues students and faculty cited in an online survey after the shooting death of a UNC… read more
UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz has accepted the presidency at Michigan State University, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. David Jesse, a senior writer with The Chronicle, posted late Wednesday a tweet on X,… read more
Former Wake County Commissioner Jessica Holmes ’06 (’09 JD) was appointed state auditor by Gov. Roy Cooper ’79 (’82 JD) on Nov. 30. She replaces Beth Wood beginning Dec. 15 and will serve through the end of 2024. Holmes will be the first… read more
Tailei Qi, the graduate student charged with the murder of his adviser, Professor Zijie Yan, has been found unfit to stand trial due to mental illness. Orange County Superior Court Judge Alyson Grine ’92 (’99 JD) said this week two… read more
This article was updated Dec. 6, 2023, to include a statement by Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz. UNC faculty sent a letter on Nov. 27 to Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, who is the remaining finalist for the presidency at Michigan State… read more
Brad Briner ’99 and Vimal Kolappa have been appointed to the UNC Board of Trustees after passage of a state bill that increased the governing boards at Carolina and N.C. State University from 13 to 15 members. Briner and Kolappa were sworn in… read more
Shauna Harris has been named director of the Carolina Women’s Center, which is relocating to a standalone facility in the 200 block of West Cameron Avenue. Since 1997, the Women’s Center, which hosts programs to empower individuals and… read more
Davis Library is reviving the past with a new historic printing press that invites students to experience the age-old art of printing through hands-on involvement. The 19th-century printing press, an 1884 Luigi Ghisi Albion, arrived at Davis… read more
Robert “Bob” Blouin, a former provost who helped lead the Eshelman School of Pharmacy to a No. 1 ranking, has retired. Blouin served as dean of the pharmacy school from 2003 to 2017 and as provost from 2017 to 2022. During his tenure, the… read more