(Editor’s Note: The GAA’s Distinguished Service Medal citations, such as this one, are read to the audience at the Annual Alumni Luncheon and then presented as a keepsake to the recipients.) “I don’t know what I do to run off these… read more
D. Jordan “Jordy” Whichard III ’79 of Greenville was installed as chair of the GAA Board of Directors at the Annual Alumni Luncheon on Saturday, succeeding Eleanor Saunders Morris ’55 of Chapel Hill. Donald W. Curtis ’63 of Raleigh assumed office as… read more
The GAA honored a key administrator and three alumni Saturday for outstanding service to the University and to the association. Recipients of the 2010 Distinguished Service Medals are Brenda W. Kirby, secretary of the University; Barbara… read more
The University of North Carolina Spring Commencement 2010 Audio Archive Note: All audio clips are presented in MP3 format. Presiding Holden Thorp ’86, Chancellor The University of North Carolina National… read more
Seven Carolina students have received UNC Class of 1938 travel fellowships for research abroad this summer. The students were chosen from 44 applicants proposing projects outside the U.S. Selection is based on the quality of the applicant’s… read more
Twenty-two undergraduates and one graduate student at Carolina have been selected as Phillips Ambassadors for 2010 study abroad programs in Asia. The scholarship program is offered through study abroad programs in UNC’s College of Arts and… read more
“We will stop using coal on campus by 2020.” The chancellor’s announcement on Tuesday was bold, considering questions remaining about supplies of alternative fuels and the cost and practicality of converting UNC’s coal-dependent cogeneration… read more
UNC administrators acknowledged that they were unprepared for disruptive protesters a year ago when former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado brought a message to the campus that was against illegal immigration and in favor of a pro-Western… read more
Demario James Atwater pleaded guilty to carjacking, kidnapping and weapons charges in federal court Monday, according to The News & Observer of Raleigh. The plea arrangement leaves Atwater, 23, facing life in prison without the… read more
A proposed UNC research facility in the Galapagos Islands has had to find a new home amid political and environmental concerns in Ecuador. UNC and its collaborator in Ecuador, Universidad de San Francisco de Quito, had planned the Galapagos… read more