Roy Williams said in statement: “I take compliance with NCAA rules very seriously. If ever I do not, or if the University leadership thinks I do not, it is time for me to move on.” read more
In his inspiring Commencement address, the Rev. Peter J. Gomes offered sage advice to our younger son and all those graduating that glorious May Sunday. Specifically, Gomes encouraged members of the class of 2005 to cherish your failures,… read more
The Ackland Art Museum is closing for six weeks this summer for maintenance. From July 18 to Aug. 23, the Ackland also will re-install its galleries. “A new look in the galleries, including improved signage and a monthly gallery guide, will… read more
Carolina finished ninth in the Directors’ Cup, the all-sport competition sponsored by the National Association of College Directors of Athletics and formerly known as the Sears Cup. read more
A political action committee, established three years ago to benefit Carolina, has launched a website and letter-writing campaign asking University supporters to push for three state legislative proposals. read more
Shelby Foote ’39, a novelist and historian who gained literary celebrity in the early 1990s with Ken Burns’ PBS documentary series The Civil War, died June 27 in Memphis, Tenn. He was 88. read more
Carolina will hold classes on Labor Day this year – for what appears will be the first time in more than three decades. read more
In the past two decades, UNC has become one of the top U.S. public universities in research support, with $577.6 million in sponsored research funding for the fiscal year ending in June 2004. That support – from federal government, other government… read more
In a merchandising sales slump through early 2005, UNC had lost its reign as the university with the best-selling athletic licensing products to the University of Michigan, according to the Collegiate Licensing Co. read more
UNC wants to close Horace Williams Airport to make room for Carolina North, a proposed research park that would take up about a quarter of the 1,000-acre Horace Williams tract less than two miles north of the main campus. read more