“Higher education is the single most important investment you can make in your future,” President Barack Obama told the filled-to-the-rafters crowd at Carmichael Auditorium early Tuesday afternoon. “Making sure that students aren’t saddled… read more
Catastrophic brain injuries associated with full-contact football appear to be rising, especially among high school students. The increase is alarming and indicates more coaches and athletic trainers should change how they teach the fundamental… read more
Doris Betts ’54 was a legend on the UNC campus. Students flocked to her creative writing classes, and writers sought her advice on the craft. And her love for books and writers was surpassed only by her devotion to UNC. Betts — who died… read more
Alexandru Bacanu, a junior at UNC, has won a 2012 Goldwater Scholarship while Surojit Biswas, also a junior at UNC, has received an honorable mention. The awards go to outstanding college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue careers in… read more
Six UNC students have received UNC Class of 1938 travel fellowships for research abroad this summer. The students were chosen from 37 applicants who submitted proposals for projects outside the United States. Selection is based on the quality of… read more
Dr. Hugh A. “Chip” McAllister Jr. ’66 (MD) of Houston has made a $10 million commitment to Carolina that will include a collection of nearly 50 works of art for the Ackland Art Museum and expand an endowment dedicated to heart disease research at… read more
After 19 years and 20 campus visits by noted writers — including Joan Didion, Tim O’Brien and Alice Walker — the Morgan Writer-in-Residence program came to an end in March. The residence program, established by Allen ’65 and Musette… read more
Carolina has offered admission to 7,571 students chosen from a record 29,486 applicants — an increase of 24 percent over last year and 47 percent over five years ago. The University expects to enroll 3,960 students this fall — 3,247 from… read more
Benevolence and Responsibility A eulogy delivered at the First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro, Jan. 30, 2012, by Edwin M. Yoder Jr. ’56 I take my guidance this morning from two literary giants that Bill Snider would surely approve… read more
Six employees have been selected by Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 to receive 2012 C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Awards, one of the most coveted distinctions the University gives faculty and staff. The late C. Knox Massey ’25 of Durham… read more