11.23.15 | Alumni Profiles, Young Alumni
Kristen McAvoy ’12 found her voice helping cancer patients, their families, friends and caregivers raise awareness about lung cancer and asking for support to fight the disease.
Clarence Page, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who was called in to moderate a town hall meeting on race and inclusion on the campus on Thursday, had barely begun to speak when a group of students took control of the event and recited a long… read more
This year’s honorees are Lucius E. Burch III ’63 of Nashville, Tenn.; Betty Ray McCain ’52 of Wilson; and Roy H. Park Jr. ’61 of Ithaca, N.Y. read more
African-American students representing the Real Silent Sam Coalition, the Black Student Movement and other campus organizations held a lengthy rally Friday to air what they called long-standing grievances over the racial climate on the campus. A… read more
The University has fired two more people in the wake of the athletics-academic scandal, and has prohibited a former senior administrator from ever holding an administrative position at UNC again. It cleared three other staff members whose actions… read more
The three official residences of the UNC presidents account for only a third of the places they lived. read more
The quest by Joel Fodrie ’99 to think like a fish has only just started and has a long, long way to go. Already it’s been a round trip. read more
In North Carolina’s summer of the shark, in which an abnormally high eight bites on humans were reported in the surf this year between June 1 and July 4, Joel Fodrie ’99 was the reluctant point man when the media called UNC’s Institute of… read more
Nobody could say no to Sophie Steiner — especially after her departure, as UNC Hospitals filled the void with a new kind of advocate for teen and young adult cancer patients. read more
Captain Poncho’s opened in late September, proudly displaying its two runner-up trophies from the 2015 N.C. Food Truck State Championships. read more