The University will launch a fundraising effort for an endowed faculty chair in Islamic studies at a Feb. 12 kick-off event on campus. A delegation of supporters from Turkey will attend the public event, set for 4 p.m. in UNC’s FedEx Global… read more
The Mississippi River bends in a crescent shape as it makes its way around and through New Orleans, giving rise to one of the city’s nicknames. This year, the Crescent City will be honored as the birthplace of jazz at the Carolina Jazz Festival,… read more
A UNC business school professor who applies his management expertise to alleviating poverty and promoting entrepreneurship in community development was honored Friday with the GAA’s Faculty Service Award. James H. “Jim” Johnson Jr. is director… read more
The N.C. General Assembly has always provided generous financial support to North Carolina’s higher education system — particularly to our campus. Across the country, no state is as generous to its flagship university. Today’s economic… read more
Carolina offered admission today to 4,885 students chosen from a record first-deadline pool of 13,692 applicants. The students admitted include 3,476 North Carolinians – a record number, and 48 percent of the 7,175 who applied – and 1,409… read more
Last year, UNC pushed the N.C. General Assembly hard for permission to establish an airport authority, which ultimately would build in rural Orange County a replacement for Horace Williams Airport. The University got that permission, but now it is… read more
Cherie Blair, noted human rights lawyer and wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, will give a free public lecture at UNC on Jan. 26. The 5:30 p.m. talk at the Kenan-Flagler Business School’s Koury Auditorium is the annual Weatherspoon… read more
Poet Maya Angelou, who has written 12 best-sellers, including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, will give the keynote address for Carolina’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week Jan. 18-23. Angelou, the Reynolds Professor of… read more
Three UNC faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The association elects fellows to recognize their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its… read more
Phil Ford ’78 passed the UNC all-time career scoring record on to Tyler Hansbrough during a break in the Evansville game. Hansbrough’s 20-point performance gave him 2,302 career points. Tyler Hansbrough Statistics Through the… read more