You, whoever and wherever you are, share one thing with every person who is reading this sentence right now: You are a reader. And among the thousands of readers who might travel the path to this paragraph, some of you are writers — or would… read more
At the 20th annual PlayMakers Ball on Nov. 10, PlayMakers Repertory Company will honor actress Louise Fletcher ’57 with the PlayMakers Distinguished Achievement Award. Fletcher, winner of the Academy and Golden Globe awards, joins a distinguished… read more
Carolina celebrated its 214th birthday Oct. 12 with a marked emphasis on the University’s place in the world. The keynote speaker for University Day, history Professor Michael Hunt, examined the expansion in international programs that UNC has… read more
Nelson Schwab III ’67, immediate past chair of the Board of Trustees, is chairing the search committee to recommend a successor to Chancellor James Moeser. Board Chair Roger Perry ’71 and Trustee Karol Mason ’79, the board’s vice chair, are… read more
Roger L. Perry Sr. ’71, president of Chapel Hill-based East West Partners, will chair the UNC Board of Trustees for the next year, and Karol V. Mason ’79 of Atlanta will serve as vice chair. In the trustees’ elections Thursday, Rusty Carter ’71 of… read more
Godfrey Cheshire ’73 has been recognized with this year’s John L. Haber Award, given in collaboration with the New York Carolina Club, the UNC department of dramatic art, Carolina Performing Arts and the GAA. It was presented at this year’s annual… read more
UNC’s Board of Trustees has elected 40 new members to the UNC Board of Visitors, which is composed of 160 volunteers who help the trustees and the chancellor in a range of activities designed to advance the University. Members’ main focus is to… read more
Six new members were elected to four-year terms on the UNC System Board of Governors in June. Two UNC alumni are among the six: Frank Daniels Jr. ’53 of Raleigh, former publisher of The News & Observer; and Dr. Cheryl Ransom Locklear… read more
UNC men’s basketball coach Roy Williams ’72 has signed a four-year contract extension designed to keep him in Chapel Hill through the 2014-15 season. Williams’ new contract, worth about $2.6 million annually, establishes him as one of the… read more
Dwight M. Davidson III ’77 was installed as chair of the GAA Board of Directors at the Annual Alumni Luncheon on May 12, succeeding Tom Efird ’61 of Gastonia. Randy K. Jones ’79 of Chula Vista, Calif., assumed office as chair-elect. Davidson, who… read more