UNC sports medicine researcher Kevin Guskiewicz, one of the country’s leading experts on concussions, has been named a 2011 MacArthur Fellow. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation of Chicago awarded Guskiewicz a MacArthur Fellowship,… read more
The University is proposing sanctioning itself for misdeeds in the 2008 and 2009 football seasons, ahead of a ruling by the NCAA. UNC would: vacate all wins in the 2008 and 2009 seasons (eight each season); cut by three its number of… read more
The University is reviewing possible irregularities with undergraduate courses in the department of African and Afro-American studies. Karen Gil, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, told the University Gazette that the college… read more
Carolina ranks fifth among the nation’s best public universities for the 11th consecutive year, according to U.S. News & World Report magazine. California-Berkeley ranked first among national public universities, followed by UCLA… read more
The following is excerpted from a “summary document” on the impact of recent budget cuts on UNC to this point. The information reflects a collective effort of University administration. The University has absorbed more than $231 million in… read more
Six Carolina alumni lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The campus community and their fellow alumni have paid their respects ever since. read more
From its founding, our University has weathered many storms. While Carolina remained open throughout the Civil War, the University’s endowment was lost because of the war. Buildings fell into disrepair, and student enrollment declined. In late… read more
Students, faculty, parents and alumni gathered at UNC’s 9/11 Memorial Garden Sunday morning to honor the six alumni killed on the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. At 10 a.m., Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 and GAA President Doug… read more
Susan King, vice president for external affairs for the Carnegie Corporation of New York, will be the next dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The appointment, effective Jan. 1, was approved this month by the UNC Board of… read more
Julius Nyang’oro, whose name has surfaced in connection with three different aspects of the investigation into the UNC football program, has resigned as chair of the department of African and Afro-American studies, effective… read more