A $5 million gift from the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust will launch an extensive renovation of the music department’s Hill Hall. Work will center on improvements to Hill Hall’s rotunda and 550-seat auditorium in the century-old… read more
April 2011 “Dear Colleague” letter from the Office of Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education puts U.S. colleges on notice to review and upgrade their policies for handling of sexual assault complaints; UNC begins a review of its… read more
The University has created a new full-time Title IX Coordinator position and hired Christi Hurt ’93, director of the Carolina Women’s Center, to serve in the post on an interim basis, Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 said this week. The… read more
If you suffer a heart attack while walking down the street and are taken to the hospital quickly, your chances of survival are very good. But if you have a heart attack while already in the hospital for something else, you are 10 times more likely… read more
Seven UNC students have received UNC Class of 1938 travel fellowships for research abroad this summer. The students were chosen from 42 applicants who submitted proposals for projects outside the U.S. Selection is based on the quality of an… read more
Declining enrollment at an innovative satellite program of UNC’s pharmacy school has led to the program’s suspension. The Elizabeth City State University branch of UNC’s Eshelman School of Pharmacy has seen low numbers of applicants in… read more
Davie Hall opened in 1908 in an idyllic setting next to the 5-year-old Arboretum. By 1926, it needed an addition, and in 1967, it suffered the demolition of its oldest portion, replaced by what is acknowledged as one of the least-attractive… read more
Michelle Brown, a former varsity volleyball player with more than 15 years’ experience working in academic support for college athletes, will start work May 6 as director of the University’s Academic Support Program for… read more
A star pro football player who developed a reputation for stellar community service off the field has been honored by the GAA with a Distinguished Young Alumni Award. Jeff Saturday ’97, who recently retired after playing center 14 years in… read more
Carol Folt said she’d only whizzed by the Old Well in a car and was anxious to slow down, get out and take a drink. A TV cameraman, of course, said he’d be only too happy to meet her there for a photo op. But Friday was not a day for Folt… read more