The Rev. Peter J. Gomes has spoken at presidential inaugurations, Harvard lectures, on news programs and in front of the Dalai Lama. On May 15, 2005, he will speak at UNC’s spring Commencement. read more
The University is looking for its first executive director of the arts – a position designed to provide oversight of performing arts programs at Carolina with an eye toward better coordination of several venues. read more
Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto, a finalist for the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2002, has the ear of heads of state across the political spectrum as well as impoverished farmers and black-market street vendors around the world. In October, he… read more
Fall in Chapel Hill is always a period of anticipation. We are refreshed by the arrival of bright, enthusiastic, new and returning students. Carolina students bring energy, curiosity and an inspiring commitment to service that parallels their… read more
Jonathan Sarna, a noted American Judaism scholar and Brandeis University professor, is among the speakers in the second-annual Carolina Center for Jewish Studies Lecture Series, which runs through Nov. 9 with a total of four free lectures held at… read more
Four University faculty members have been awarded the 2004 Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement by Young Faculty. read more
The GAA Web site aims to help alumni connect and reconnect with each other and with the University. Newly added functions will maximize alumni members’ ability to keep up with classmates, old friends – and to find and meet alumni who live nearby. read more
“There is absolutely no chance” West House can remain at its original location in the center of a planned campus arts district, Chancellor James Moeser wrote to state Sen. Ellie Kinnaird ’73 (MMUS) in August. And advocates for preservation of… read more
For the second consecutive year, Carolina ranks as the nation’s fifth-best public university, according to U.S. News & World Report. The magazine’s annual rankings also placed UNC among the national leaders in affordability of higher education. read more
The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History moved from its cramped offices in the Student Union to its new building in Coker Woods with a four-day celebration as the new semester began. read more