Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 says no, for now at least, to a proposal that would enable the University to offer gender-neutral housing. In a memo to Winston Crisp ’92 (JD), vice chancellor for student affairs, Thorp said the issue had not been… read more
Amy Locklear Hertel ’97, of the Lumbee and Coharie tribes of North Carolina, will become director of the American Indian Center at UNC on May 1. The American Indian Center at Carolina is one of few centers on the East Coast to focus solely on… read more
Three prominent critics of collegiate sports will discuss “Big-Time College Sports: What Needs to Change?” during a panel presentation Feb. 28 on the UNC campus. The free public program will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Sonja Haynes Stone Center… read more
As expected, the number of applications for admission to Carolina last fall went through the roof with the use of the Common Application. UNC received 5,468 more applications than the previous year’s 23,753 — a total of 29,221 and a 23… read more
The Carolina Leadership Academy, a nationally renowned training program for UNC athletes, coaches and staff, has been renamed the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy in honor of the recently retired director of athletics, who created the… read more
Carolina will get a 9.9 percent tuition increase for next year — not the 11.4 percent hike it wanted — if the UNC System Board of Governors follows the recommendation of President Thomas Ross ’75 (JD). Carolina is asking for $800 more in… read more
Carolina has long been a leader in providing access to high-achieving students, regardless of their financial circumstances, while maintaining academic excellence. This was affirmed as recently as December, when Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86… read more
The Shallows by Nicholas Carr will be the 2012 summer reading book for incoming students at Carolina. A nine-member selection committee of students, faculty and staff selected the book from six finalists. Students on the committee… read more
The history of the Blue Ridge Parkway, America’s most visited National Park System site, is now online. The new collection, “Driving Through Time: The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina,” was created through a collaborative… read more
A chemistry professor who has been a faculty leader and is spearheading efforts to streamline operations at Carolina was honored Friday with the GAA’s Faculty Service Award. The GAA Board of Directors presented the award to Joseph L. read more