Jan Johnson Yopp ’70, senior associate dean and Walter Spearman Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has been appointed dean of the Summer School beginning January 2008. A faculty member in the journalism school since… read more
Former UNC head basketball coach Dean Smith was one of three Americans to be inducted into the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Hall of Fame in June. Smith was one of 20 inductees from around the world. Members are selected into the… read more
Godfrey Cheshire ’73 has been recognized with this year’s John L. Haber Award, given in collaboration with the New York Carolina Club, the UNC department of dramatic art, Carolina Performing Arts and the GAA. It was presented at this year’s annual… read more
Marissa Heyl ’07 stood in her online journalism class and announced to everyone that she was starting a student magazine. Among all the magazine racks that dot the campus, not a single publication put issues of social justice on the cover, and she… read more
UNC’s Board of Trustees has elected 40 new members to the UNC Board of Visitors, which is composed of 160 volunteers who help the trustees and the chancellor in a range of activities designed to advance the University. Members’ main focus is to… read more
Six UNC students have been chosen to receive 2007-08 Fulbright Scholarships, enabling them to participate in the largest international exchange program in the country. The program allows students, scholars and professionals to study, teach or… read more
Carolina has finished third in the nation in this year’s Directors’ Cup, the all-sport competition sponsored by the National Association of College Directors of Athletics. It is UNC’s sixth consecutive Top 10 finish and the eighth Top 5 finish in… read more
Baseball is a funny game sometimes. After posting a 4-8 record in May and finishing tied for sixth in their conference, the defending champion Oregon State Beavers had no momentum entering the NCAA tournament, barely qualifying for the field of… read more
North Carolina loves to rally – they have come from behind to win five of their seven NCAA games. Oregon State loves to kill rallies – they are 41-0 this season when leading after seven innings. On Saturday night, something had to give. It was… read more
There’s a saying in baseball that chicks dig the long ball, and if that’s true, they sure haven’t been digging North Carolina lately. But on Thursday night, the ladies had to love what they saw as the Tar Heels exploded for four homeruns in a 7-4… read more