8.29.07 | Issues, University Leadership
The University of North Carolina Tomorrow Commission, a group of business, education, government and nonprofit leaders from across the state, will host 11 community listening forums in September and October to discuss how the 16 campuses making up…
Hollywood legend Harry Belafonte — an award-winning singer, actor, producer and humanitarian — is coming to campus this month to discuss “The Importance of the Arts in America.” Belafonte comes to UNC as the Frey Foundation Distinguished… read more
Increased materials and labor costs have blown the roof off of construction estimates and taken University residence hall renovation and construction off its building timeline for the first time in 21 years, departing from an aggressive fast track… read more
For the seventh year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Carolina the nation’s fifth best public university. It is tied for 28th in the list that includes the private schools. The top five publics — Cal-Berkeley, Michigan,… read more
These facts on the entering freshman class are estimates from the UNC Office of Undergraduate Admissions, based on information as of Aug. 15: 20,064 students applied; 6,990, or 34.8 percent, were accepted; 3,879, or 55.5 percent of those… read more
C. Felix Harvey III ’43, chairman of Harvey Enterprises & Affiliates and founder of the Little Bank Inc., of Kinston, and his family are making a $2 million gift to UNC to support and advance a broad spectrum of University priorities. The gift,… read more
Leonardo da Vinci’s accomplishments go way beyond the fresco of The Last Supper, the sketch of the Vitruvian Man and the painting of Mona Lisa. At the June 30 seminar, sponsored by the GAA and the UNC Program in the… read more
Linda Pace ’77 drove her 14-year-old son, Gerald, to Chapel Hill from their home in Atlanta so he would hear what she’d been telling him all along: Grades count. So do SAT scores. Get involved and challenge yourself in high school. And pay attention… read more
Six UNC freshmen are joining the ranks of 25 students before them who have received a scholarship from the GAA, giving them yet another reason to love Carolina. The GAA Scholars program has awarded each student a $1,500 renewable grant, up from… read more
For those who prefer, UNC could come to stand for University of No Classrooms. The UNC System has launched UNC Online, a one-stop shop that is meant to rival for-profit online education heavyweights such as the University of Phoenix. A Web… read more