12.22.17 | Around Town
Will the longtime showplace for indie films be sold or closed? Bruce Stone, who previously also owned the Varsity Theater in downtown Chapel Hill, opened the Chelsea Theater in 1990 in the Timberlyne shopping center. The Chelsea became the…
UNC has never relinquished the top spot in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance’s now-annual list as providing the best value in American public higher education. read more
The UNC System Board of Governors has approved a range of penalties — including expulsion — for individuals who interfere with the free speech rights of others at Carolina and the state’s other public universities. read more
“Undergird your audacity with equal commitment to incrementalness,” Dr. Satish Gopal ’97 told graduates at Winter Commencement. read more
Martha Gunter Caldwell ’39, who turned 100 in April, graduated from UNC at a time when few women attended college. read more
The University has received a funding boost for its research in the Galápagos Islands and work elsewhere in the world, including in Hawaii and Puerto Rico. read more
Berkeley Grimball Jr. ’73 will close Grimball Jewelers after more than three decades in business, rather than face finding another location and re-establishing the business. read more
After nearly a decade leading UNC’s Graduate School, Steven W. Matson is stepping down as dean. read more
Min Yang ’15 has been selected for the Schwarzman Scholars program, an elite China-based scholarship modeled after the Rhodes Scholarship. read more
For the first time, the University’s annual research expenditures have surpassed $1 billion. Carolina ranks 11th nationally among all research institutions in overall research and development expenditures. read more