John Grisham, an iconic figure in American popular fiction writing, will be the May 2010 Commencement speaker. A lawyer who started writing thrillers in his spare time and now is the author of 23 novels, including The Firm and… read more
Carolina is significantly restructuring the Citizen-Soldier Support Program to focus primarily on the behavioral health needs of returning combat veterans and their families. Bob Goodale, a retired grocery executive and state commerce official,… read more
More than 10 years ago, I shared with readers a piece titled “Five Things You Shouldn’t Know About the GAA.” As this year draws to a close, it’s a good time to reflect on these myths again and point out some of the more frequently repeated… read more
About 350 masqueraders — from angels and devils to Jon and Kate and Cruella de Vil and Dalmatians — danced away the night before Halloween at The Carolina Inn to raise $12,000 for the Eve Marie Carson Scholarship Fund. The fund is named for… read more
Four students at Carolina and Duke are about to receive a rare opportunity in higher education. Two first-year students from each school will be invited to join the Robertson Scholars Program, a comprehensive leadership initiative in which… read more
Five of the six people who received this year’s North Carolina Award have ties to UNC – poet Gerald Barrax ’75 of Raleigh, chemistry Professor Joseph DeSimone of Chapel Hill, Betty Ray McCain ’52 of Wilson, Hugh McColl Jr. ’57 of Charlotte… read more
An autopsy report on Courtland Smith lists the cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds and sheds new light on the events that occurred on the August morning that Smith was shot by an Archdale police officer. Smith was president of Delta Kappa… read more
Tyler Hansbrough ’09, ACC basketball’s all-time leading scorer, College World Series hits leader Dustin Ackley and Yael Averbuch ’09, a national player and scholar-athlete of the year in women’s soccer, are the recipients of the 2009 Patterson… read more
With $7.5 million spent on a pilot program run by the University to provide the families of deployed National Guard and military reserve personnel with support services similar to those offered to families of regular military, the results are… read more
Four UNC swimmers face suspensions resulting from alcohol-related arrests at a September party held at the residence of one of the team’s senior captains. On the morning of Sept. 20, police responded to an incident of loud music and talking at… read more