4.30.04 | Alumni Recognition, University Development
Eli N. Evans ’58, president emeritus of the Charles H. Revson Foundation of New York, recently was honored by the foundation with a $250,000 gift to UNC’s Carolina Center for Jewish Studies, which was launched in spring 2003.
In 1986, with UNC’s approaching Bicentennial in 1993, research astronomers were thinking bold thoughts about the future. read more
Carolina honored six employees with 2004 C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Awards, one of the most coveted honors bestowed by the university, on April 24. read more
Even as it moves the center of student life closer to South Campus, the University has tried to banish its four high-rise residence halls from the Manning Drive streetscape, partially hiding them behind four new dorms. read more
Hugh L. McColl Jr. ’57, retired chairman and chief executive officer of Bank of America and chairman of McColl Brothers Lockwood, will speak at Kenan-Flagler Business School on May 5 at 5:30 p.m. as part of the Dean’s Speaker Series. read more
Five individuals who have distinguished themselves in the fields of religious scholarship, business, higher education, law and elected government will receive honorary degrees on May 9 at UNC’s spring Commencement. read more
The future of the University’s planned research park may not be resolved until the N.C. General Assembly makes a decision on the future of Horace Williams Airport. read more
Eight years after a Commencement day fire killed five students in the Phi Gamma Delta house, Chapel Hill fire inspectors recently discovered alarm systems deactivated and plastic cups placed over fire detector heads to prevent alarms from going off… read more
Members of the UNC Board of Trustees say that while they’re encouraged by measures the Interfraternity Council has taken to reform the rush process, they still consider last fall’s changes a first step. Some are concerned about hazing and personal… read more
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights is conducting a compliance review of the University stemming from an incident in which an instructor singled out a student for criticism for comments the student made in class about… read more