Lewis Black ’70 thought writing plays was his future, until he realized it wasn’t. by Claire Cusick ’21 (MA) On a Friday evening in November, Lewis Black ’70 sat inside his tour bus parked on South Mangum Street next to the Durham… read more
James Taylor’s boyhood home has a new lease on life and is filled with art thanks to J.K. Brown ’84 and Eric Diefenbach. By Janine Latus “Even the old folks never knew Why they call it like they do I was wondering… read more
The archive of a renowned photographer and award-winning documenter of Southern folk culture has been added to the Southern Folklife Collection at the Wilson Special Collections Library. The collection represents assignment and project work by… read more
“I’ve never labeled myself, but people, they call you what they feel comfortable with, what makes them comfortable.” — Debra Terry Stephens ’86 Belly laughs filled the Sheraton Chapel Hill ballroom during the Vintage… read more
A panel on affirmative action that included three professors who specialize in economics, linguistics and law couldn’t come to consensus last week about whether race should be considered a factor in college admissions, though one panelist was… read more
This article was updated Feb. 21, 2023. The Faculty Council passed a resolution Feb. 17 that asked the UNC Board of Trustees and the administration to take “no further action” on the School of Civic Life and Leadership, which would… read more
Aimee Wall ’97 (JD, ’98 MPH), senior associate dean and professor of public law and government at the School of Government, has been named dean of the school. She will begin her new role on Feb. 27. She replaces Mike Smith ’78 (JD), who… read more
The U.S. Department of State this month will recognize UNC as among the universities that produced the largest number of Fulbright scholars in the 2022–23 cycle. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program awarded grants to 16 Carolina students and… read more
Mike Schall, who for the past five years served as an assistant volleyball coach at UNC, has been named the program’s new head coach after a nationwide search. Schall replaces Joe Sagula, who after 33 years retired in January as the winningest… read more
by Laurie D. Willis ’86 UNC’s chancellor and provost have asked the school’s General Education Oversight Committee to take the lead on development of the controversial School of Civic Life and Leadership the UNC Board of Trustees… read more