2.24.12 | Faculty, Higher Education
Susan King, who was vice president for external affairs for Carnegie Corp. of New York, became dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication on Jan. 1. “The journalism school has a national reputation for excellence and is a…
Patients who have undergone solid organ transplants in the UNC Center for Transplant Care will be the beneficiaries of a fundraising brunch and auction in April that honors the memory of Jason Ray ’07. Ray, who wore the Rameses costume as… read more
“Brilliant!” “Generous.” “Charismatic!” “Indispensable.” These are a few of the descriptions students and colleagues have used to describe the 2012 University Teaching Awards recipients. Twenty-four people in nine categories are… read more
As UNC awaits a ruling from the National Collegiate Athletic Association on rules violations in its football program, an ad hoc group of faculty members has issued what it calls a “statement on athletic principles” designed to encourage a more… read more
With four Grand Awards and three additional honors, the GAA and the Carolina Alumni Review are recognized for top programming and magazine journalism. read more
The Dance Marathon, UNC’s largest student-run fundraiser, just keeps getting bigger. This year, the organizers dropped the 1,600-dancer limit, resulting in approximately 2,000 dancers participating. The event raised $483,210.36 for the N.C. read more
Women’s lacrosse attacker Corey Donohoe ’11, track and field decathlete Mateo Sossah ’11 and football quarterback T.J. Yates ’10 are the recipients of the 2011 Patterson Medals, the most prestigious awards presented to athletes at… read more
Seniors Amber Micole Koonce and Cody Mitchell Poplin have earned 2012-2013 scholarships from the Henry Luce Foundation in New York. The Luce Scholarship funds a year of living and learning in East and Southeast Asia for recent college graduates… read more
U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. will deliver the May Commencement address for the School of Law. The service will be at 10 a.m. May 12 in Carmichael Arena. “As the nation’s top government attorney, with a remarkable record of prior… read more
As the up-bound Friday morning traffic moved at its usual pace on the eastern entrance to the campus, down the hill — covering both traffic lanes — came some 50 banner- and sign-bearing students headed for the chambers of the UNC System Board of… read more