(Editor’s Note: The GAA’s Distinguished Service Medal citations, such as this one, are read to the audience at the Annual Alumni Luncheon and then presented as a keepsake to the recipients.) The voice and personality that… read more
(Editor’s Note: The GAA’s Distinguished Service Medal citations, such as this one, are read to the audience at the Annual Alumni Luncheon and then presented as a keepsake to the recipients.) Lowry Caudill ’79 embodies the Tar… read more
Timothy Beatley ’85 (MA, ’86 PhD), a pioneering researcher in the field of “green urbanism” and sustainability, will be the keynote speaker for UNC’s 2014 doctoral hooding ceremony. Beatley is the Teresa Heinz Professor of… read more
Malinda Maynor Lowery ’02 (MA, ’05 PhD), a Lumbee Indian who has made documentary films on Native American issues and has written about the Lumbee tribe, is the new director of UNC’s highly regarded Southern Oral History… read more
by Jim Hughes Forgotten in all the coverage of the passing of Andy Griffith ’49 in July was a performance I consider one of his finest and most unforgettable, when he was just playing himself. The occasion was University Day, Oct. 12,… read more
Andy Griffith ’49, one of North Carolina’s most famous sons, has died at his home in Manteo. Griffith was best known for his portrayal of a down-home country sheriff with an unmistakable Southern drawl on The Andy… read more
The summer campers didn’t arrive with beach towels and flip-flops, but they did bring every bit of energy and excitement that you would expect for a summer adventure. About three dozen luggage-toting participants for the Alumni Summer College… read more
Woody Durham ’63 is retiring after 40 years as the play-by-play announcer for Carolina basketball and football. The “Voice of the Tar Heels” has called play-by-play on more than 1,800 football and men’s basketball broadcasts on the… read more
Rye Barcott ’01, who co-founded an organization to develop local leaders and alleviate poverty in East Africa’s largest slum, will be on campus this month to deliver the Hillard Gold ’39 Lecture. After the free public lecture, which begins at 7… read more
Frank Bruni ’86, former restaurant critic for The New York Times, will give a free, public lecture in the Carroll Hall auditorium at 4 p.m. on Nov. 5. Bruni’s talk is titled “An Extraordinary Journalistic Adventure.” He will… read more