9.27.12 | University Leadership, University News
Wade Hargrove ’62, chair of the UNC Board of Trustees, will chair the search committee to recommend a successor to Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86. Hargrove, who was re-elected to a second term as chair in July, said the committee represents…
A team of scientists with The Cancer Genome Atlas program — including a large group from Carolina — has reported finding some of the genetic causes of the most common forms of breast cancer, resulting from the program’s genetic… read more
The UNC System Board of Governors has freed its schools to make their own decisions about how much of the revenue from tuition increases they will apply to need-based financial aid — calming fears at Carolina and elsewhere that they would have to… read more
by Jim Hughes Forgotten in all the coverage of the passing of Andy Griffith ’49 in July was a performance I consider one of his finest and most unforgettable, when he was just playing himself. The occasion was University Day, Oct. 12,… read more
Hunter Rawlings, president of the Association of American Universities, will share his views about research universities this week as part of the University’s yearlong conversation about the future of U.S. public higher education. Rawlings… read more
Alice Rivlin, founding director of the Congressional Budget Office, will discuss “Health Reform: Will We Ever Get It Right?” Sept. 27 at the University. Rivlin’s free public talk, at 5:30 p.m. in Gerrard Hall, is the Thomas Willis Lambeth… read more
Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86, who grew up working in the community theater his parents ran, made a dramatic entrance onstage outside South Building at the end of an hourlong rally Friday and gave what appeared to be the definitive word on his… read more
Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 has named Julia Sprunt Grumbles ’75, former corporate vice president of Turner Broadcasting in Atlanta, as UNC’s interim vice chancellor for advancement. “Julia Sprunt Grumbles is a devoted, engaged alumna who… read more
The University’s trustees took an unprecedented step Wednesday afternoon to ask Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 to stay on the job. Thorp announced on Monday his intention to resign next June, saying the move was in UNC’s best interest. In… read more
Basketball Coach Roy Williams ’72 underwent a robotic surgical procedure at UNC Hospitals Wednesday morning to remove a tumor from his right kidney. Dr. Eric Wallen, professor of urology at UNC, and co-surgeon Dr. Mathew Raynor led the surgical… read more