11.25.14 | Academics and Athletics
Ten media organizations have sued the University demanding the names of UNC personnel who were either fired or disciplined following the release of the Wainstein report on Oct. 22. Chancellor Carol L. Folt said on the day of the report’s…
The University has received an invoice for $3.1 million from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, the firm that employs Kenneth Wainstein and others who spent eight months investigating academic and athletic irregularities at UNC. The invoice… read more
Aleksander “Sasha” Seymore, a senior, and Thomas Golden ’11 have been named recipients of the George J. Mitchell Scholarship, which supports graduate studies in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Seymore and Golden were two of 12 Americans… read more
Alumni, Faculty Recall Momentous Change in Berlin Michael Martine ’91 had a front-row seat for history in the making. When the Berlin Wall began to fall on Nov. 9, 1989, he was sitting on top of part of it, his feet dangling as he looked… read more
Sarah M. Bufkin ’13, who is pursuing a master’s degree in moral, legal and political philosophy on a Mitchell Scholarship in Northern Ireland, now has another scholarship awaiting her — Bufkin is UNC’s 49th Rhodes Scholar since the… read more
The University’s accreditation agency says the Wainstein report on academics and athletics irregularities has raised questions about UNC’s compliance with its principles of accreditation. The agency also asserts that UNC may have withheld some… read more
Karen M. Gil plans to step down as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the end of the academic year to return to teaching in the psychology department. “There is never a ‘best’ time to leave a job that you love,” Gil wrote in… read more
The UNC Board of Trustees has presented its highest honor, the William Richardson Davie Award, to seven individuals in recognition of their “dedication, commitment, loyalty and service.” This year’s recipients are: Russell M. read more
James H. Johnson Jr., a noted economic development and impact researcher and demographer, will speak at UNC’s December Commencement ceremony. Johnson is the William R. Kenan Distinguished Professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at… read more
The longstanding relationship between our University and the people of North Carolina remains unique. read more