Journalism students at the Hussman School of Journalism and Media won their fifth consecutive Hearst Journalism Awards national championship on June 7. The title was their 12th since 2002. In individual awards, Hussman students also placed first… read more
A UNC initiative created to assist people in all 100 North Carolina counties is working with the University’s Suicide Prevention Institute to reduce suicides and improve wellbeing. Carolina Across 100, part of the the ncIMPACT Initiative at the… read more
The Carolina Alumni Board of Directors presented on Friday the association’s Distinguished Service Medals to Doug S. Dibbert ’70, former Carolina Alumni president, and Debbie Dibbert, former UNC associate vice chancellor for principal and major… read more
Debbie Dibbert has held some of Carolina’s most powerful jobs. As director of external affairs for UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, she was present when state lawmakers approved a new cancer hospital. For the next decade she raised… read more
You have to walk fast to keep up with Doug Dibbert ’70. He has places to go and long legs to get him there. Keeping up is a constant challenge, companions say. And not just with his speed. Dibbert, in his nearly 41 years at the helm of the… read more
In a speech that drew frequent and heavy applause, renowned social justice advocate and attorney Bryan Stevenson told about 6,500 UNC graduates during the May 14 Spring Commencement that they have the capacity to make a difference if they’re… read more
After three years of uncertainty, chef Garret Fleming and his sister Eleanor Lacy, a dessert baker extraordinaire, have finally found a permanent home. Fleming and Lacy had barely installed the pig smoker at their first Chapel Hill restaurant, Big… read more
Susan King, former dean of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media, discussed loyalty, courage and leadership in her Last Lecture to about 150 seniors outside the Morehead Planetarium in April. “I’ve always felt that the students at… read more
W. Lowry Caudill ’79 of Durham has assumed office as chair of the GAA Board of Directors, succeeding David C. Keesler ’84 of Charlotte. Caudill is the chair of Tennwood Holdings LLC in Durham. He received the University’s Distinguished… 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.) Karen Shelton channeled her fiercely… read more