Two young alumni who courageously worked to raise awareness at a local and international level were honored by the GAA at a dinner Oct. 13. Rye Barcott ’01 and Andrea Bruce ’95 received the Distinguished Young Alumni Award, which was established… read more
Up to 50 undergraduates each year will be able to spend a semester or summer session studying in Asia with a new scholarship endowment in the College of Arts and Sciences. The Phillips Ambassadors Program, the creation of Earl N. “Phil” Phillips… read more
Erskine Bowles ’67 celebrated his first University Day as president of the UNC System by iterating his love for the Chapel Hill campus and outlining a plan to make Carolina the best public university in the nation. Serving as the president of… read more
Posted Oct. 12, 2006 Read letters from readers or submit a letter to car@unc.edu . Six Alumni Honored On University Day Six alumni received the University’s 2006 Distinguished Alumna and Alumnus… read more
The University unveiled the first 15 special exhibits in a new virtual museum of University history this week at a public symposium. The Web-based museum, a joint project of the UNC Center for the Study of the American South and the University… read more
Even before Sept. 11, 2001, Carl Ernst’s publishers had doubts about asking him to write a book about Islam. When Ernst submitted a manuscript just months after the terrorist attacks, the publishing house decided to drop the project. The reason,… read more
Dr. Richard Goldberg, associate director of clinical research at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and chief of the division of hematology and oncology in the UNC School of Medicine, will be physician-in-chief for the N.C. Cancer Hospital,… read more
UNC is no longer tops in merchandise sales. After ranking No. 1 for five straight years among colleges and universities for royalties generated, UNC fell to No. 5 in the 2005-06 fiscal year, according to information released by the Collegiate… read more
Richard Szary, who directed manuscripts and archives for the Yale University Library, has been named director of the Louis Round Wilson Library. Szary, who started work Sept. 1, also is associate University librarian for special collections. “He… read more
Professor Holden Thorp ’86, chair of UNC’s chemistry department who has a passion for music and a history of service, will deliver this year’s December Commencement address. “Holden Thorp is one of our star faculty members,” said Chancellor James… read more