Carolina Alumni is nearing the completion of a strategic plan that aims to increase engagement with UNC graduates worldwide and strengthen their lifelong connections to the University. Carolina Alumni President Veronica Flaspoehler ’08 is… read more
Lee Roberts, a former state budget director and member of the UNC Board of Governors, was appointed as UNC’s interim chancellor on Dec. 15 by UNC System President Peter Hans ’91. Roberts, a Duke University graduate, will succeed Chancellor… read more
Dr. J. Larry Jameson ’76 (’81 MD, PhD) has been appointed interim president of the University of Pennsylvania following the resignation of Elizabeth Magill on Dec. 9 after comments she made about antisemitism during testimony at a… read more
Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, who navigated UNC through some of its most challenging times, had an intermittently tense relationship with the University’s governing boards and oversaw a record-breaking fundraising campaign, was appointed… read more
Enhancing the Alert Carolina notification system, improving preparedness and training, and addressing perceived problems in UNC’s safety infrastructure were issues students and faculty cited in an online survey after the shooting death of a UNC… read more
UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz has accepted the presidency at Michigan State University, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. David Jesse, a senior writer with The Chronicle, posted late Wednesday a tweet on X,… read more
Former Wake County Commissioner Jessica Holmes ’06 (’09 JD) was appointed state auditor by Gov. Roy Cooper ’79 (’82 JD) on Nov. 30. She replaces Beth Wood beginning Dec. 15 and will serve through the end of 2024. Holmes will be the first… read more
Tailei Qi, the graduate student charged with the murder of his adviser, Professor Zijie Yan, has been found unfit to stand trial due to mental illness. Orange County Superior Court Judge Alyson Grine ’92 (’99 JD) said this week two… read more
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