9.28.18 | Silent Sam
“I know that many in our community and beyond feel passionately about the monument,” Carol L. Folt wrote in an email to the Carolina community.
Hundreds of residents of storm-battered and flooded eastern North Carolina took shelter at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education after Hurricane Florence blew in at Wilmington. read more
Karen Shelton has led UNC to six NCAA championships, 20 ACC championships and 35 winning seasons in her 38 years with the program. read more
Plans are being finalized for UNC’s first solar farm, to be located on the 1,000-acre Carolina North satellite campus. read more
The Confederate monument is gone, for now, but in safe keeping. As the debate over Silent Sam’s meaning continues, the Board of Governors of the UNC System has told the Chapel Hill campus to find a way to preserve the statue. read more
C.D. Spangler Jr. ’54 led the UNC System, as he did with so many things in his life, from the heart. read more
The heartbreaking, life-changing education of a Haiti medical mission group. read more
Carolina has long taken great pride in being our nation’s first public university. Many will remember our monthslong bicentennial observance that climaxed on University Day, Oct. 12, 1993, and as we approach University Day 2018 and UNC’s 225th… read more
William Richardson Davie obviously appreciated a fine timepiece. C.D. Spangler Jr. ’54 did as well. A cavalry officer in the Revolution and an architect of the fledging federal government, Davie — also the father of the University — was… read more
First responders not only face events that regularly make national headlines — notably shootings at churches and schools — they also experience the emotional toll of events that may get little notice beyond their communities. read more