November 2023 News

This article was updated Dec. 6, 2023, to include a statement by Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz. UNC faculty sent a letter on Nov. 27 to Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, who is the remaining finalist for the presidency at Michigan State… read more

Brad Briner ’99 and Vimal Kolappa have been appointed to the UNC Board of Trustees after passage of a state bill that increased the governing boards at Carolina and N.C. State University from 13 to 15 members. Briner and Kolappa were sworn in… read more

Shauna Harris has been named director of the Carolina Women’s Center, which is relocating to a standalone facility in the 200 block of West Cameron Avenue. Since 1997, the Women’s Center, which hosts programs to empower individuals and… read more

Davis Library is reviving the past with a new historic printing press that invites students to experience the age-old art of printing through hands-on involvement. The 19th-century printing press, an 1884 Luigi Ghisi Albion, arrived at Davis… read more

Robert “Bob” Blouin, a former provost who helped lead the Eshelman School of Pharmacy to a No. 1 ranking, has retired. Blouin served as dean of the pharmacy school from 2003 to 2017 and as provost from 2017 to 2022. During his tenure, the… read more

North Carolina’s field hockey team won the 2023 NCAA national championship Nov. 19, defeating Northwestern 2–1 in a shootout. The championship is the 11th in program history and made Coach Erin Matson ’22 the youngest Division I head coach… read more

Students who earn undergraduate degrees from UNC System institutions earn, over their lifetime, approximately $572,000 more than North Carolinians without a college degree, according to a report released this week by the UNC Board of… read more

Whether they attended milestone reunion events, lectures, dances, tailgate parties or the double-overtime football game against Duke University, alumni had plenty of activities from which to choose… read more

UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz acknowledged in a statement released Nov. 16 through the University’s media relations office that he is considering the presidency at Michigan State University. “I am focused on serving the University of North… read more