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
Carolina’s more than 355,000 living alumni continue to value greatly the service and leadership, particularly during these challenging times, provided by our University’s senior administrative leaders. That includes the Board of Trustees, which… read more
Billy Sweet ’95 led a federal research project to explain what climate change means for people living on the coast. by Elizabeth Leland ’76 Sailing along a creek off the Chesapeake Bay two years ago with his wife and three children,… read more
Ginna McGee Richards ’90 (JD) asks: Can landscapes become a living map of history? by Elizabeth Leland ’76 As Ginna McGee Richards ’90 (JD) drifted on her back in a creek near Charleston, South Carolina,… read more
Would you hand your 12-year-old a drug you knew was addictive, something that could disrupt sleep patterns and concentration, alter social behavior and decrease the desire to exercise? Would you give this drug if it could rewire their brains? A… read more