5.23.07 | Higher Education, Structures
Carolina is putting down roots in the old country. In May, the University dedicated Winston House, an all-purpose compact satellite campus in the “academic heart” of London. Situated in Bloomsbury in Bedford Square, the last intact Georgian square…
The University turned off water restrictions for the Campus Y in mid-May, using the 100-year-old building to host graduation celebrations after corrective measures to reduce unacceptable lead levels reach their final stages. The facility hosted a… read more
UNC men’s basketball coach Roy Williams ’72 has signed a four-year contract extension designed to keep him in Chapel Hill through the 2014-15 season. Williams’ new contract, worth about $2.6 million annually, establishes him as one of the… read more
On May 31, 1843, 31 former UNC students came together in Chapel Hill at Commencement to start an alumni association. Gov. John Motley Morehead (class of 1817), was chosen to be the first president of the General Alumni Association, whose purposes… read more
During his tenure as UNC System president, C.D. Spangler ’54 had the habit of donating his salary to the University system. Now, 10 years after he left the job, he is still giving. In May, the C.D. Spangler Foundation made a donation of $26.9… read more
General Alumni Association President Doug Dibbert ’70 was honored on the weekend of Spring Reunions and Commencement for his 25 years as president of the association. Dibbert was surprised in front of a gathering of about 325 alumni and… read more
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former UNC men’s basketball coach Dean Smith were among the honorary degree recipients during the Commencement ceremony at Carolina on Sunday. Albright, who was secretary of state in the Clinton… read more
Dwight M. Davidson III ’77 was installed as chair of the GAA Board of Directors at the Annual Alumni Luncheon on May 12, succeeding Tom Efird ’61 of Gastonia. Randy K. Jones ’79 of Chula Vista, Calif., assumed office as chair-elect. Davidson, who… read more
The University of North Carolina Spring Commencement 2007 Audio Archive Note: All audio clips are presented in MP3 format. View the University’s photo slide show of commencement. The Commencement Program Presiding James Moeser,… read more
A history professor at the University of Oklahoma who has directed that university’s Native American Studies program has been hired as the director of the American Indian Center at UNC. Clara Sue Kidwell, who was selected after a nationwide search,… read more