Just as earth finally was about to be turned at Carolina North, the first project on the satellite campus has gone into a holding pattern due to the economic slowdown. The Chapel Hill Town Council was told Monday that Alexandria Real Estate… read more
Investigators believe an early morning weekend fire in Gerrard Hall was set intentionally. Fire broke out in the historic, recently renovated Gerrard early on Nov. 8, causing smoke and water damage to the first floor of the building. “We’re… read more
An Evening with Holden Thorp Photo by Dan Sears ’74 ‘That Hometown Feeling’: Alumni, Friends Embrace Fayetteville’s Native Son as Chancellor (News report) View a photo gallery from the event View a video from the… read more
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine has ranked the UNC the best value in American public higher education for the eighth consecutive time. Carolina has topped this list every time Kiplinger’s has produced it since 1998. The new ranking… read more
Award-winning chemistry Professor Valerie Ashby ’88 will deliver the December Commencement address on Dec. 14. Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 chose his colleague in consultation with the University’s Commencement Speaker Selection Committee,… read more
Tuition is likely to rise next year 6.5 percent for in-state undergraduates and between 4.4 percent and 6.5 percent for out-of-state students under a recommendation from UNC’s Tuition and Fee Advisory Task Force. The 6.5 figure is the limit; UNC… read more
The University made $903,000 worth of renovations to Quail Hill, the UNC-owned chancellor’s residence off Raleigh Road. The plans to renovate Quail Hill began while the search for a new chancellor was under way, according to a spokesman. read more
The N.C. Department of Insurance recently reviewed campus construction projects at Kenan Stadium, Boshamer Stadium and Wilson Library, resulting in delayed construction for one project and altering plans and upgrades for others. The most pressing… read more
UNC’s academic advising program has taken the first steps toward improving an advising system that has brought complaints from students and raised concerns from members of the Board of Trustees. Carolyn Cannon, associate dean for academic… read more