January 2019 News

The 44,784 applications for fall 2019 reflect a 3 percent increase over applicants for fall 2018. read more

William Roper, the second person to be both CEO of UNC Health Care and dean of the medical school, leaves a legacy of bold expansion on the campus and across the state. by David E. Brown ’75 What began in the forest way south of the campus in… read more

A former law school dean who served as mayor of Chapel Hill and a history professor who directs UNC’s honors program were recognized Friday with the GAA’s Faculty Service Award. The GAA Board of Directors presented the award to former… read more

Established in 1990, the award honors faculty members who have performed outstanding service for the University or the association. read more

Established in 1990, the award honors faculty members who have performed outstanding service for the University or the association. read more

Chancellor Carol L. Folt will leave the University at the end of January and not at the end of this academic year as she previously announced. read more

Carol L. Folt announced that she will step down as chancellor at the end of this academic year. She also ordered the last of the Confederate monument removed from campus. read more

The chancellor plans to leave her post at the end of the academic year. She also announced that she has authorized that the base and commemorative plaques at the site of UNC’s Confederate monument be removed intact, citing safety concerns. read more

Scott Emmons received the research-focused award that provides funding for a year of master’s degree study at Churchill College at the University of Cambridge in England. read more