4.10.24 | Celebrations, University Awards, University News
A founder of a company that promotes the use of data to address health inequities. Two who dedicated their careers to serve North Carolina. A dancer. Deitre Allen Epps, Howard Lee ’66 (MSW) and Richard Stevens ’70 (’74 MPA, JD) will…
UNC, known for winning national championships in athletics, has captured a different kind of title: the 2024 Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl National Championship. Renowned as an academic competition, the Ethics Bowl challenges teams to present,… read more
North Carolina’s field hockey team won the 2023 NCAA national championship Nov. 19, defeating Northwestern 2–1 in a shootout. The championship is the 11th in program history and made Coach Erin Matson ’22 the youngest Division I head coach… read more
Whether they attended milestone reunion events, lectures, dances, tailgate parties or the double-overtime football game against Duke University, alumni had plenty of activities from which to choose… read more
A seven-foot canvas painting depicting the four years the class of 2023 spent at Carolina hangs in the Student Union, and senior leaders hope it will be replaced next year by artwork from the class of 2024, starting a new tradition. Kate Kerr… read more
Students munched on pizza, played games and celebrated the Last Day of Classes last month by taking advantage of various University-sponsored activities. Because of the threat of inclement weather, LDOC activities normally held in the Pit were… read more
Bryan Stevenson, executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, a human rights organization, will deliver the keynote address at the 2023 Spring Commencement on May 14. The initiative has helped exonerate innocent death-row inmates,… read more
When members of the classes of ’72 and ’70 marched May 8 into Kenan Stadium in Carolina blue caps and gowns to celebrate their 50-year reunion, they could hardly contain their elation. Chances are their emotions linger. As they paraded… read more
Nearly 6,200 Tar Heels celebrated their graduation at Spring Commencement on May 8, where keynote speaker Frank Bruni ’86 challenged the class of 2022 to choose happiness and count their blessings. “You have many, many important choices… read more
More than 1,300 graduates took stock of what all they had achieved despite the tremendous obstacles posed by the pandemic. read more