Barely six months ago, UNC was ahead of the curve on hiring and retaining faculty in an extremely difficult economic climate. While hiring had slowed dramatically at many schools, Carolina was hiring at about 80 percent of normal and was winning… read more
The Morehead-Cain Foundation is endowing a new merit scholarship at Carolina in honor of Eve Carson ’08. The Chapel Hill-based foundation has given $400,000 to UNC to establish the Eve Marie Carson Carolina Way Scholarship, which will cover… read more
Carolina threw a 90th birthday party on Tuesday for Bill Friday ’48 (LLB), and hundreds of happy friends of the emeritus president of the UNC System turned out. The event, held at the George Watts Hill Alumni Center, was a public event –… read more
Wrecking crews began taking down Kenan Field House on June 10 to make way for a $70 million privately funded project that will close in the east end of Kenan Stadium with luxury boxes, an academic support center for athletes and other amenities. read more
UNC should have an alumni association for its fraternities, according to the recommendations of a consultant who performed a four-month review of the University’s Greek system. D. Jordan “Jordy” Whichard III ’79 told the Board of Trustees… read more
Demario James Atwater appears to be headed for a life sentence without the possibility of parole in the kidnapping and shooting death of Eve Carson ’08. Atwater pleaded guilty Monday to state charges of kidnapping and murder, according to media… read more
Tony Waldrop ’74 — a triple Carolina alumnus and UNC’s vice chancellor for research and economic development – is leaving Chapel Hill for the University of Central Florida. He will become provost and vice president for academic affairs at the… read more
At his inaugural as UNC president in 1914, Edward Kidder Graham of the class of 1894 spoke of the special relationship between the nation’s first state university and the people of North Carolina. The boundaries of institution and state, he… read more
The University was unsuccessful in hiring the finalist for dean of the dental school, and former Dean John Stamm will take over as interim dean May 25 while the search continues for a permanent dean. Dean John Williams last summer announced his… 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.) A college education was handed to Roy… read more