Carolina is the one large campus where academic scholarships outnumber athletic ones. A legislative provision to bring more out-of-state talent into the UNC System will do that, but most of the talent will shine on athletics fields and courts,… read more
In 2003, when William Ferris left behind 18 years at the University of Mississippi to accept a history professorship at UNC, the former chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities and co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture… read more
The UNC Board of Trustees has approved a two-year contract extension for Athletics Director Dick Baddour ’66 that will run through the 2008-09 season. During Baddour’s nine years in the post, the Tar Heels have won a league-leading 49 Atlantic… read more
Artifacts suggest that the South Carolina site that UNC archaeology students and faculty have been excavating was indeed the home of UNC founder William R. Davie, but they contradict the local lore that Union troops burned the house in… read more
Greensboro attorney Jim Phillips ’79 was elected on Friday to a two-year term as chairman of the UNC System Board of Governors. He succeeds Brad Wilson, who had served since 2002. Also, Raleigh businessman J. Craig Souza was re-elected vice… read more
The individual stories of more than 500 Southerners, describing their personal experiences of history, will be heard around the world, thanks to a federal grant to the University. The $505,232 award from the Institute of Museum and Library… read more
Three academic advising professionals at UNC have won top awards from the National Academic Advising Association. The 2006 Outstanding Advising Award winners from UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences are: Carolyn Cannon, associate dean and… read more
Many of you have fond remembrances of Hugh Morton ’43. A message board at legacy.com is capturing some of the stories and feelings from alumni and friends of UNC. Related: Hugh Morton ’43: A Mountainous Legacy read more
Jack Boger ’74 (JD), a longtime professor at UNC’s School of Law, has been tapped to become the school’s next dean. Boger has been the Wade Edwards Distinguished Professor of law and deputy director of the Center for Civil Rights at UNC. His… read more
For decades, researchers have tried to understand why breast cancer in younger black women is such a significant public health problem. Black women have fewer breast cancers than white women, but their mortality is worse. Black women under the… read more