4.30.24 | University News
Student centers at UNC will not be affected if the Board of Governors votes next month, as expected, to change its current diversity policy, according to Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts. Speaking during the final UNC Faculty Council meeting of the…
Volunteer board service plays a pivotal role in sustaining and advancing the mission of our beloved institution. Whether through fundraising boards, advisory boards or fiduciary boards, alumni engagement in governance ensures that our alma mater… read more
Artists and artisans of all ages applauded the January opening of Koala Craft Art Studio on the ground floor of Greenbridge, downtown Chapel Hill’s first high-rise. Owner Amy Fang and her family have outfitted a place for people of all talent… read more
UNC’s Ackland Art Museum made headlines nationwide this year when it returned a 19th-century oil painting that was taken from a prominent Jewish art collector during World War II. The painting, The Studio of Thomas Couture, had been… read more
Rwenshaun Miller ’09 battled back from mental illness and the brink of suicide. Now he brings his own culture to help others like him — while convincing Black communities it isn’t taboo to seek treatment. by Laurie D. Willis… read more
Autism defines how Eric Garcia ’14 lives, not who he is. He grew up hearing society’s message that, as an autistic person, he had an illness to be cured. Yet Garcia understood autism to be akin to being deaf or gay — an integral part of… read more
Michael Bury ’17 (MSN), a nurse, a lieutenant commander in the Navy Reserve and an assistant professor on UNC’s School of Nursing faculty, works with what he has to create what he needs. His adaptability and creativity saved lives when… read more
Janet Southerland loves learning. Her five degrees from Carolina might have given that away. School was a refuge for her from an early age. She was the fourth of 10 children born of parents who didn’t have a high school education. She… read more
Peter Hans ’91 loves surprises. Good thing, given that as president of the UNC System, responsible for the smooth operation of 17 campuses rife with teenagers on their own for the first time, every day yields something happening somewhere… read more
Chuck Duckett ’82 takes Carolina football seriously. He’s a passionate, dedicated fan. But you won’t find him cheering in the stands with a beer in his hand. He’s down on the field, tucked in a corner of the sidelines, focused… read more