7.29.11 | Sports, University News
Everett Withers, for the past three years Carolina’s defensive coordinator and coach of the defensive secondary, has been named interim head coach following the dismissal of Butch Davis. Withers, a Charlotte native who captained Appalachian…
On the day after Butch Davis was dismissed as head football coach, Athletics Director Dick Baddour ’66 said he will step down as soon as his successor can be found. Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 told a news conference on July 28 that… read more
Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 announced late July 27 that Butch Davis has been dismissed as Carolina’s head football coach. Davis was informed by Thorp and Director of Athletics Dick Baddour ’66 of the decision. The University issued a… read more
Wade H. Hargrove ’62 of Raleigh was elected chair of the UNC Board of Trustees on Wednesday. Hargrove, a corporate and national media lawyer and partner with Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, was appointed to the 13-member… read more
The University received $277 million in gifts from private donors in the past year. When pledges are included, the total for the year ended June 30 is $305.6 million. The total for gifts is up for the first time in two years, and it amounts to… read more
Last fall, the University vigorously appealed to the NCAA its decision to rule Michael McAdoo permanently ineligible to play football at UNC. The appeal was denied. On July 13, UNC sat at the defense table alongside the NCAA in Superior Court in… read more
A major federal grant for HIV research led by Carolina faculty signals a shift from attempts to contain the spread of the virus to the belief that a cure is within reach. David Margolis, professor of medicine and microbiology and immunology in… read more
Just as University administrators were trying to catch their breath after the news that state budget cuts would hit Chapel Hill $20 million harder than they’d expected, an angel appeared — an angel bearing $20 million. The UNC Health Care… read more
For many Carolina alumni and Tar Heel fans, Woody Durham ’63 has been a part of our lives longer than we’ve been married. For others, Woody was the “Voice of the Tar Heels” before they were born. (This is certainly the case for Debbie and me — we… read more
The University will suffer an 18 percent cut in state appropriations for fiscal year 2011-12 — a loss of $108 million. It is the highest cut, by $20 million, among the UNC System’s 17 campuses. The system Board of Governors in its June… read more