9.25.20 | University Development
UNC’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media will be home to an executive-in-residence program honoring Frank A. Daniels Jr. ’53, the longtime president and publisher of The News & Observer.
Steve Farmer, Carolina’s undergraduate admissions director since 2004, will leave at the end of the semester to become vice provost for enrollment at the University of Virginia. read more
The University’s Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward has recommended removal of two more names from campus buildings because of their ties to white supremacy violence. read more
The Oct. 11 ceremony for the 12th chancellor will be aired on the University’s YouTube channel and will feature live and recorded content. Everyone is invited. read more
The annual Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement have been awarded to four faculty members who exemplify groundbreaking and innovative research along with future career promise. read more
The president will be able to designate one or two people who would then join in search committee interviews and be among the candidates referred to schools’ boards of trustees. read more
Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz has appointed a new Campus and Community Advisory Committee to begin planning for the spring semester as the COIVID-19 pandemic continues to loom over the academic and social environment on and around the campus. read more
Back in February, as the world slowly awakened to the reality of COVID-19, public health authorities were still advising against widespread use of face masks. Concerned about dwindling supplies for medical workers, authorities all the way up to… read more
In a frenzied spring of teaching off the script, some faculty struggled to match the vitality of the live classroom. Others made valuable discoveries about pedagogy and people. read more
When COVID-19 hit, Kizzmekia Corbett ’14 already had led a team that developed a coronavirus vaccine. Kizzy is drawing attention on the front line again. read more