5.28.15 | Issues, Race and Reckoning, Structures, UNC’s History
William L. Saunders’ name is coming off the building on Polk Place where it has been in place for nearly a century. Replacing it will be a name that UNC’s trustees hope will be a unifying one: Carolina Hall.
What alumni since the 1960s have known as University Square in downtown Chapel Hill is undergoing a rebirth as Carolina Square, and on Wednesday the University and the town detailed a key component in the new development: An arts-oriented facility,… read more
Nearly a year after receiving a verbal notice that the NCAA was reopening its 2011 examination of academic irregularities and their relationship to athletics, University officials announced Friday that they had received the NCAA’s written notice… read more
By any measure, Valerie Ashby ’88 (’94 PhD) has been considered a star of Carolina’s faculty with top-level administration potential. Now, Ashby will pursue just that — at Duke. read more
Dr. Dan A. Myers ’71 (’75 MD) of Kinston has been installed as chair and Teresa Holland Williams ’77 of Huntersville is chair-elect. read more
Bill Guthridge, who reluctantly became head coach of the Carolina men’s basketball team after serving as a loyal assistant to Dean Smith for 30 years, has died. He was 77. read more
The Princeton Review has ranked Kenan-Flagler Business School’s MBA@UNC program No. 1 in its first ranking of online MBA programs. read more
At Kenan Stadium on Sunday morning, Jason Kilar ’93 gave Carolina’s class of 2015 one more assignment: Take risks and make their own path. read more
The University and GlaxoSmithKline are creating a dedicated HIV Cure Center and a jointly owned new company that will focus on one thing: discovering a cure for HIV/AIDS. read more
The General Alumni Association has honored three alumni for their outstanding service to the University and to the association. read more