Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman smile during a special session of the Board of Regents, Friday, Jan. 24, 2014 in Ann Arbor, Mich. The board announced the selection of Brown University Provost Mark Schlissel as the new president of the University of Michigan. The Board of Regents approved Schlissel, 56, as the 14th person to lead the Ann Arbor school at a special session. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
7.24.18 | Higher Education
Mary Sue Coleman ’69 (PhD), a national leader in higher education, will deliver the 11th annual Thomas Willis Lambeth Distinguished Lecture in Public Policy.
Dick Spangler believed that no matter where a person may start in life, he or she could grow to unimagined heights with the support of a community that valued equality in education. read more
The athletics department has self-reported a violation of NCAA rules related to selling of shoes by members of the football team. read more
A new $1.5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has been awarded to Carolina Performing Arts. read more
The University spent about $390,000 to provide police security in McCorkle Place — home to the Confederate statue Silent Sam — from July 2017 to the end of June. read more
A Carolina alumnus — who as an undergraduate researched arts and peace education and more recently, as a UNC employee, developed a violence prevention program for undergraduate and graduate students — has been awarded a Gates Cambridge… read more
This is the 19th consecutive year the Tar Heels have finished in the top 15 in the year-end standings. read more