UNC was picked for one of four Navy preflight schools during World War II, and also hosted smaller-scale military training programs. The impact was profound on a small town that normally serviced 4,000 college students — 18,700 men trained at UNC… read more
Cultural institutions helped raise Elijah Heyward ’18. Now he is lifting one up on the site of what has been called “slavery’s Ellis Island.” read more
No aspect of college life — not how we teach and learn, not the money it costs, not social norms and certainly not health concern — is exempt from enormous challenges in the pandemic. read more
A fearless witness to conflict halfway around the world, David Zucchino ’73 remained horrified by what had happened a century before in North Carolina. read more
Come the last day of July, Bill Piscitello will be perched in a lawn chair atop a hill overlooking Breadmen’s on West Rosemary Street, a cold drink in hand, watching the bulldozers move in. His older brother, Roy ’70, recovering from a… read more
The proposed policy also charges the president to develop potential candidates from within the system who are residents of the state. read more
For the first time in the University’s history, annual new awards for research have exceeded the $1 billion mark. The record amount in new grants, contracts and awards received in the fiscal year that concluded June 30 comes largely from… read more
Members of a 13-member committee appointed by the chancellor voted unanimously to recommend to Kevin Guskiewicz the removal of the names on four campus buildings for their ties to white supremacy. read more
The Ackland Art Museum has received paintings by Joan Mitchell and Milton Avery that are considered transformational for the Ackland’s permanent collection of postwar and contemporary American art. read more
The UNC trustees on Thursday approved a policy for removal of names from campus buildings and public spaces, and a recommendation for four removals could begin moving through the process soon. read more