Cmdr. Charles Keith Springle ’79 was a “kind and gentle person, just the kind of person you want in a social worker,” and he was well-prepared to assist soldiers who were mentally scarred by combat. That’s how former School of Social Work… read more
McKay Coble ’79, professor of design and chair of the department of dramatic art, was elected chair of the faculty in the annual faculty elections that concluded April 20. Coble, who also earned her master’s in fine arts from the University in… read more
American Theatre magazine has named Joseph Haj ’88 (MFA), producing artistic director of PlayMakers Repertory Company, one of 25 theater artists who will have a significant impact on the American theater scene over the next… read more
UNC creative writing professor and poet Michael McFee ’76 has won the 2009 James Still Award for Writing About the Appalachian South. The Fellowship of Southern Writers gives the prize biennially to recognize a writer with a significant body of… read more
Five alumni have been presented with the William Richardson Davie Award, the highest honor bestowed by UNC’s Board of Trustees. This year’s honorees are Vaughn and Nancy Bryson, both 1960 graduates, of Vero Beach, Fla.; Peter T. Grauer ’68 of… read more
Thank you, President Bowles, for that introduction and for the confidence that you’ve shown in me. My campus colleagues and I thank you for all you do for Carolina and the UNC system. To members of our General Assembly, including Marc Basnight… read more
The University will mark its 215th birthday as it installs Holden Thorp ’86 as its 10th chancellor on University Day, Oct. 12. read more
Tony Award-winning theater and film star Billy Crudup ’90 will receive this year’s PlayMaker Distinguished Achievement Award on Nov. 1 at the 21st annual PlayMakers Ball. The ball, held at The Carolina Inn, is the annual fundraising gala for… read more
Three alumni and a friend arrived on foot at the Old Well on Carolina’s campus Friday, completing a two-week walk from the coast that was inspired by the arrival of Carolina’s first student, Hinton James, more than 200 years ago. Bryan Jones ’06,… read more
Updates | Blog | Athletes Nineteen Tar Heels competed in Beijing in the Games, which opened on Aug. 8. They competed for the U.S. in women’s field hockey, women’s soccer, men’s soccer and women’s track and field. Four Carolina… read more