The UNC Friday Center will host Nov. 29 the inaugural Statewide Summit on Re-engaging Opportunity Youth, a conference designed to share the impact Carolina and community partners have made on youth across the state after the COVID-19… read more
Carolina philosophy professor Thomas Hofweber founded the UNC AI Project to try to answer difficult — and disturbing — questions about artificial intelligence. A just machine to make big decisions/Programmed by fellas with… read more
Even before Dan Fesperman ’77 became a novelist, he knew how to find a story. He knew how to set a scene and how to craft a narrative with clarity and flair. And he already knew how to write. The newsroom had been his teacher, and before… read more
In October, I boarded a bus with 40 faculty members and senior administrators and headed to eastern North Carolina. We were on the Tar Heel Bus Tour, a trip organized by the chancellor’s office for Carolina faculty and administrators to learn… read more
Ay Por Dios!, a newly opened bistro on West Franklin Street in The Courtyard business cluster, will showcase the diversity of Mexican cuisine, along with some specialties from other cultures. After more than a year in the making due to town of… read more
Daniel Bard ’07, who had been one of UNC’s most dominant pitchers, suddenly lost his ability to throw — and seemingly, his major league career. He didn’t make a comeback until he learned to accept who he is. by Anna Katherine Clemmons In… read more
Force, friction and backlash: This is the story of how Carolina lost its nationally renowned engineering school. Will it come back? By George Spencer Call it the last waltz. In January 1937, The Carolina Inn hosted the Engineers Ball… read more
The Board of Trustees presented the William Richardson Davie Award to four alumni and two other recipients on Nov. 8. The award is the highest honor given by the board for service to the University or society. Receiving the awards were Terrence… read more
The Board of Trustees voted on Nov. 9 to increase the base tuition rate for out-of-state undergraduate students and for all graduate students. For the eighth consecutive year, the board did not propose an increase in tuition for in-state… read more
As part of the state budget that became law in October, the North Carolina Legislature restricted funding for distinguished professorships to only STEM fields at all 16 UNC System institutions, excluding positions in the humanities, which lawmakers… read more