11.29.04 | University Budget Issues
The UNC System Board of Governors has approved a budget request to the N.C. General Assembly that includes almost $787 million in new spending over the next two years.
UNC police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide at the James T. Hedrick Building on Friday Center Drive about three miles from the main campus. read more
Carolina’s record of never having missed a women’s soccer Final Four came to an end when Santa Clara defeated the Tar Heels 1-0 in the third round of the NCAA tournament. read more
Following Carolina’s 40-17 win over Duke, football Coach John Bunting ’72 was given a two-year extension on his contract, which now reaches to 2009. Chancellor James Moeser announced the extension, pending approval of the trustees, in the locker… read more
UNC tuition has room to grow, according to a pricing study released in November, but only if University grants and financial aid keep pace with the rising cost of attendance. read more
Three alumni and a former chancellor – Harvey E. Beech ’52 (LLB), William B. Harrison Jr. ’66, Charles McKimmon Winston Sr. ’53 and Paul Hardin – are the 2004 recipients of the William Richardson Davie Award. read more
Rachel Mazyck ’02, now studying at Harvard, has won a 2005 Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University in England. read more
In his annual State of the University address in September, Chancellor James Moeser announced that, in consultation with the Board of Trustees and his administrative colleagues, he had developed a set of University priorities: Create the… read more
Emil J. Kang, former president and executive director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, has been chosen as the University’s first executive director of the arts. read more
Former N.C. Gov. James E. Holshouser Jr. ’60 (LLB) of Southern Pines was honored this week for a lifetime of public service and leadership, including support for education at all levels, with the University Award, the highest honor given by the UNC… read more