Gov. Pat McCrory will give the keynote speech when the University celebrates its 221st birthday on University Day Oct. 12. University Day marks the laying of the cornerstone of Old East, the nation’s first state university building, in 1793… read more
Quoting former N.C. Gov. Terry Sanford ’39, then-UNC Chancellor James Moeser announced the creation of the Carolina Covenant in 2004. Today, the Covenant remains Carolina’s signature program evidencing our continuing commitment to access and… read more
An off-campus incident involving several members of the football team in early August has been investigated by UNC’s Office of Student Affairs and been referred to the campus’ student attorney general. The incident attracted widespread media… read more
The Republic of Liberia now has an easy-to-read website for tracking Ebola statistics thanks to a team of students and alumni led by an interactive multimedia instructor at Carolina. Steven King, an assistant professor at the School of Journalism… read more
For the 14th consecutive year, Carolina has been ranked fifth among the nation’s best public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report. California-Berkeley ranked first among national public universities, followed by UCLA… read more
Norman Ornstein, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, will speak about the nation’s dysfunctional political system — and how to fix it — in an Oct. 2 speech at UNC. Ornstein’s topic for the annual Thomas Willis… read more
On the same day the news media reported that UNC was investigating a hazing incident during preseason football practice, Coach Larry Fedora suspended four defensive backfield players from the first game of the season for violating unspecified team… read more
The University’s comprehensive revised policy on sexual violence takes effect today. Representing 16 months of work of a 22-member task force, which included students, faculty, staff and a community member, the new policy also covers… read more
Norman Ornstein, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, will speak about the nation’s dysfunctional political system — and how to fix it — in an Oct. 2 speech at UNC. Ornstein’s topic for the annual Thomas Willis… read more
Multiple news sources have reported that UNC is investigating a hazing incident during preseason football practice involving a freshman nonscholarship player. Sources told the website Yahoo Sports that Jackson Boyer, listed in the media guide as… read more