Dr. William Roper has put to rest speculation that he might be a candidate for the permanent job of president of the UNC System. read more
An anonymous donor has set a $10 million challenge to support UNC’s Morehead-Cain Scholarship. If met, the Give Together Scholarship Challenge will be the largest single monetary gift ever made to the program by one of its alumni. read more
Citing fatigue and time taken away from his businesses, Harry Smith has decided to resign as chair of the UNC System Board of Governors. read more
Carolina is naming the field in its new soccer and lacrosse stadium for Anson Dorrance ’74, the 22-time national championship-winning head coach of the women’s soccer program. read more
UNC’s vice chancellor for research issues a point-by-point rebuttal to allegations of bias regarding a joint UNC-Duke University consortium for Middle East studies made by the U.S. Department of Education. read more
On the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the death of Rembrandt van Rijn, the Ackland Art Museum will exhibit for two weeks seven of his drawings that were given to the museum two years ago. read more
A Middle East studies program run jointly by UNC and Duke University has run afoul of federal Title VI mandates and is at risk of losing federal funds, the U.S. Department of Education has warned the two schools. read more
North Carolina Children’s Hospital can resume performing the most complex pediatric congenital heart surgeries following an outside review of the program. read more
During a Carolina chancellor search 32 years ago — and after an exhaustive review that included interviews with 138 alumni, legislators, editors, students, faculty, University administrators, trustees and others — the review team issued a… read more
Watson Brown ’74 (MA) works to photograph what’s left of a land once rich with tobacco money, to capture the plantations and barns, the abandoned pickups and falling-down tenant shacks of eastern North Carolina before they disappear. read more