A Middle East studies program run jointly by UNC and Duke University has run afoul of federal Title VI mandates and is at risk of losing federal funds, the U.S. Department of Education has warned the two schools. read more
North Carolina Children’s Hospital can resume performing the most complex pediatric congenital heart surgeries following an outside review of the program. read more
During a Carolina chancellor search 32 years ago — and after an exhaustive review that included interviews with 138 alumni, legislators, editors, students, faculty, University administrators, trustees and others — the review team issued a… read more
Watson Brown ’74 (MA) works to photograph what’s left of a land once rich with tobacco money, to capture the plantations and barns, the abandoned pickups and falling-down tenant shacks of eastern North Carolina before they disappear. read more
As boyfriend Alex Honnold prepared to take on El Capitan in 2017, Sanni McCandless ’14, struggled to preserve her own identity. read more
With his calculating abilities, majors in math and physics, and his athletic skills, as well as a master’s in industrial design, Mark Hemphill ’10 made a natural career choice — devising courses to knock ninjas off balance. read more
Mack Brown learned the intricacies of recruiting the way most coaches do — the hard way. Those lessons never have been more important than now. read more
Rachel Noble pioneered tests for bacteria that show results within an hour. Oysters are her new target. read more
Charlie van der Horst cried and laughed with equal passion. The pioneering AIDS doctor, social justice apostle and consummate caregiver leaves a storybook legacy. read more
Justin Donaton ’99 has never been to the site of the World Trade Center, where his UNC lacrosse teammate Ryan Kohart ’98 died in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Even when he occasionally flies into New York, he closes his eyes to avoid… read more