Time and service to the welfare of The University of North Carolina were common threads among five recipients of the General Alumni Association’s 2004 Distinguished Service Medals awarded on May 8. read more
Again this year, Carolina’s newest alumni celebrate their graduation on Mother’s Day. The coincidence of spring Commencement and Mother’s Day has occurred often since first falling on the same day in 1972. While some regret that Carolina mothers are… read more
UNC is increasing student fees by $16 a year to boost its suicide prevention services in the wake of four student suicides in the 2002-03 school year and two more apparent suicides in the school year that just ended. read more
Eli N. Evans ’58, president emeritus of the Charles H. Revson Foundation of New York, recently was honored by the foundation with a $250,000 gift to UNC’s Carolina Center for Jewish Studies, which was launched in spring 2003. read more
In 1986, with UNC’s approaching Bicentennial in 1993, research astronomers were thinking bold thoughts about the future. read more
Carolina honored six employees with 2004 C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Awards, one of the most coveted honors bestowed by the university, on April 24. read more
Even as it moves the center of student life closer to South Campus, the University has tried to banish its four high-rise residence halls from the Manning Drive streetscape, partially hiding them behind four new dorms. read more
Hugh L. McColl Jr. ’57, retired chairman and chief executive officer of Bank of America and chairman of McColl Brothers Lockwood, will speak at Kenan-Flagler Business School on May 5 at 5:30 p.m. as part of the Dean’s Speaker Series. read more
Five individuals who have distinguished themselves in the fields of religious scholarship, business, higher education, law and elected government will receive honorary degrees on May 9 at UNC’s spring Commencement. read more
The future of the University’s planned research park may not be resolved until the N.C. General Assembly makes a decision on the future of Horace Williams Airport. read more