About 30 protesters, including UNC students and area residents, turned out Friday before a scheduled ceremonial opening of an Army recruitment station in Chapel Hill. Three people were arrested. The protesters identified themselves as members of… read more
Graduating students, parents, families, distinguished guests, Mr. Chancellor – Mr. Worthy, Mr. Ford, Mr. Jordan. Welcome to the one day when we give you a place to park. I know it’s way out here in S-11, but enjoy it while you can – and… read more
In October, shortly after it was announced that he would deliver this year’s December Commencement address, Professor Holden Thorp ’86 was asked if he intended to play a musical instrument as part of his message to UNC’s newest alumni. “No,… read more
An $8 million gift from the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust will create 16 full music scholarships for Carolina undergraduates and complete funding for a new music building, to be called the Kenan Music Building. The gift, the largest ever… read more
Tony Brown, whose leadership courses have inspired scores of Duke University undergraduates to launch community service projects in Durham and elsewhere, will be the new leader of the Robertson Scholars Program. Brown succeeds Eric Mlyn, who has… read more
Two distinguished professors will teach at Carolina and at Duke University next year as part of an ongoing collaboration between the two schools. Harvard professor Peter Gomes, who delivered the 2005 Commencement address at Carolina, and New York… read more
From salvaging sweet potatoes left after the harvest to using puppets to teach dental health, students at Carolina have created a range of service projects with the help of Seagraves Service Grants. The Carolina Center for Public Service recently… read more
The SmartCommute Challenge, a program of the Environmental Protection Agency, has presented UNC’s public safety department and the University with a regional Super Achiever Award for efforts to promote commuting by bus, carpool, vanpool and other… read more
A new scholarship has been created at the School of Nursing in memory of Pamela McClure Wichmann ’99 (MSN), a 40-year veteran nurse who died in October. Wichmann was a nurse practitioner at Kernersville Family Practice in Kernersville, where she… read more
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has classified UNC as a “community-engaged university” in recognition of Carolina’s continual collaboration with the community and its commitment to fostering community service among students,… read more