The University celebrated its 217th birthday on Tuesday on a theme of innovation and entrepreneurship. A year ago, Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 appointed the Innovation Circle, chaired by Lowry Caudill ’79 and led by special assistant Judith… read more
The University will remain faithful to one of its legendary scientists of the past while also honoring a contemporary giant in the chemistry department. University Day festivities included the dedication of two chemistry buildings in one —… read more
The peers of longtime UNC faculty member and administrator Jack Evans have honored him with the prestigious 2010 Thomas Jefferson Award. Evans, executive director of Carolina North and the Phillip Hettleman Professor of business administration in… read more
The University announced on Feb. 9 that the NCAA has upheld its original decision of permanent ineligibility for Michael McAdoo, a junior from Antioch, Tenn. A pending decision on Devon Ramsay, a junior from red Bank, N.J., in the ongoing… read more
Jean Folkerts, dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, will step down from the position next July. “While I’ve enjoyed nearly every minute of the last five years, it’s also been a demanding job,” she told a faculty… read more
Fifth-year senior forward Will Graves has been dismissed from the men’s basketball team for failure to comply with team rules, head coach Roy Williams ’72 announced Thursday. “This is 100 percent not related to any NCAA matters on… read more
We are following the investigation by the NCAA and the University into the football program. Read the latest news, plus articles about how the athletics tutoring program and the student-run honor system work at UNC. UNC Students Face Their Peers… read more
Some of the 10 football players still being held out of games as part of the NCAA and University investigation of the football program have entered UNC’s honor system, in which they will face a student-run justice procedure that is older than the… read more
To hear John Blanchard tell it, athletes at Carolina have always been able to turn to someone for help with their schoolwork. Blanchard, senior associate director of athletics, has heard tales of a tutor working with Tar Heel football legend Charlie… read more
Rob Hogan, for years a fixture on the Kenan Stadium sidelines as the owner and handler of Carolina’s mascot, died Oct. 8 from illness related to a fall on his farm. Hogan, 54, had been hospitalized since Sept. 15, when he fell from his… read more