Is the legendary Lost Colony found? A map, more than 420 years old, spans from the Chesapeake Bay on the north to Cape Lookout on the south, and shows Indian villages and small details of the coastline. Brent Lane ’81 (’90 MBA) has had a print… read more
Concurrent with its probe of the department of African and Afro-American studies, the University did a general study of policies and practices in independent studies courses across the College of Arts and Sciences. It found no misconduct in the… read more
UNC has added more than 100 acres of environmentally sensitive land to the 367-acre Mason Farm Biological Reserve. The land lies south of the N.C. Botanical Garden — which administers the reserve as both a natural area and biological field… read more
UNC’s School of Medicine and Kenan-Flagler Business School are partnering to launch a dual-degree program offering medical students the opportunity to earn doctor of medicine and master’s of business administration degrees in five years. Unlike… read more
Eric S. Montross ’94 of Chapel Hill has taken office as chair of the GAA Board of Directors, succeeding Donald W. Curtis ’63 of Raleigh. Robyn S. Hadley ’85 of Graham is the new chair-elect. Montross, a member of the 1993 NCAA championship… read more
William Friday ’48 (LLB), who guided the UNC System through often tumultuous waters as its president for 30 years, died this morning, on University Day. Friday was 92. History will remember Friday as a sensible agent for its enduring lessons… read more
The State Bureau of Investigation is looking into a report of academic fraud in UNC’s department of African and Afro-American studies following a request from the district attorney for Orange and Chatham counties. James Woodall ’82 (’85 JD)… read more
(Editor’s Note: The GAA’s Distinguished Service Medal citations, such as this one, are read to the audience at the Annual Alumni Luncheon and then presented as a keepsake to the recipients.) In the federal courthouse in San Diego,… read more
(Editor’s Note: The GAA’s Distinguished Service Medal citations, such as this one, are read to the audience at the Annual Alumni Luncheon and then presented as a keepsake to the recipients.) Point guard Kendall Marshall earned the… read more
(Editor’s Note: The GAA’s Distinguished Service Medal citations, such as this one, are read to the audience at the Annual Alumni Luncheon and then presented as a keepsake to the recipients.) John Ellison studied Buddhism for 15 years,… read more