Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto, a finalist for the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2002, has the ear of heads of state across the political spectrum as well as impoverished farmers and black-market street vendors around the world. In October, he… read more
Fall in Chapel Hill is always a period of anticipation. We are refreshed by the arrival of bright, enthusiastic, new and returning students. Carolina students bring energy, curiosity and an inspiring commitment to service that parallels their… read more
Jonathan Sarna, a noted American Judaism scholar and Brandeis University professor, is among the speakers in the second-annual Carolina Center for Jewish Studies Lecture Series, which runs through Nov. 9 with a total of four free lectures held at… read more
Four University faculty members have been awarded the 2004 Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement by Young Faculty. read more
The GAA Web site aims to help alumni connect and reconnect with each other and with the University. Newly added functions will maximize alumni members’ ability to keep up with classmates, old friends – and to find and meet alumni who live nearby. read more
“There is absolutely no chance” West House can remain at its original location in the center of a planned campus arts district, Chancellor James Moeser wrote to state Sen. Ellie Kinnaird ’73 (MMUS) in August. And advocates for preservation of… read more
For the second consecutive year, Carolina ranks as the nation’s fifth-best public university, according to U.S. News & World Report. The magazine’s annual rankings also placed UNC among the national leaders in affordability of higher education. read more
The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History moved from its cramped offices in the Student Union to its new building in Coker Woods with a four-day celebration as the new semester began. read more
Three soft-spoken members of a Christian fraternity silenced the din of the lunchtime Pit on the second day of fall classes with the announcement that they had filed suit in federal court against the University for violating their First Amendment… read more
Monique Hennagan ’98, who ran with the winning 4x400m relay in 2000 and again on Saturday, will enjoy her second U.S. gold in a row. She and her teammates – Dee Dee Trotter, Sanya Richards and Monique Henderson – beat Russia by one second and… read more