When Kya Johnson ’01 asked her parents for a go-kart for her 10th birthday, they told her to put together a pitch explaining why they should invest in her dream. Luckily, entrepreneurism and trailblazing ran in the family: Her father, Kenneth… read more
Mary Hill-Wagner ’06 (PhD) didn’t have a typical childhood. Her mother, Sarah Gordon, had 11 children by seven different men, was known to carry a gun and sometimes plotted to murder someone within earshot of her children. She worked… read more
The jury trial is a staple of American culture, from Norman Rockwell paintings and 12 Angry Men to the O.J. Simpson trial and Court TV. But real life is nothing like Law & Order, because the majority of criminal defendants… read more
David Routh ’82, vice chancellor for development and the chief architect behind the University’s record $4.25 billion — and counting — Campaign for Carolina, said he will retire at the end of this year when the fundraising effort is… read more
Just as Clarence Whitefield ’44 digitized alumni records to more efficiently keep the University connected to alumni, the GAA built its digital communications to make it easier for Tar Heels to stay connected to one another. Andrea Saye ’08,… read more
In his first letter to alumni as “director of alumni affairs” in the September 1970 edition of The Alumni Review, Clarence Whitefield ’44 penned, “I guess I’m one of the luckiest guys in the world.” Just weeks before,… read more
UNC released in July the details of its settlement with Nikole Hannah-Jones ’03 (MA), who was offered a teaching position last year at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media before she accepted a post at another university. The… read more
When Rob Rivers ’73 goes into battle, he likes to know the lay of the land. Wearing aviator-style dark glasses, he points across South Columbia Street at Whitehead Hall, a three-story building adjacent to the Carolina Inn. “The plan is that… read more
Summer sunshine sparkling on the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains infused Alice Feagan’s childhood hometown of Tryon with an irresistible magic. The interplay of color and texture on White Oak Mountain awakened creativity in the budding artist,… read more
The pandemic cut a fickle path through the economy — some businesses withered while others flourished. A challenge for one enterprise opened an opportunity for others. Here’s a roundup of the impact on some Chapel Hill… read more