Social scientist Dan Ariely ’94 (MA, ’96 PhD), the author of three New York Times best-selling books, will be the keynote speaker for Carolina’s 2013 doctoral hooding ceremony. The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. May 11 at the… read more
Jamie Bartram, director of the Water Institute at UNC, will give the keynote speech for the University Day convocation at 11 a.m., Oct. 12. Classes will be canceled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Water Institute is a founding member of the new U.S. read more
by Jim Hughes Forgotten in all the coverage of the passing of Andy Griffith ’49 in July was a performance I consider one of his finest and most unforgettable, when he was just playing himself. The occasion was University Day, Oct. 12,… read more
One day years from now, a couple of successful UNC alumni might be sitting on a stage discussing their experiences as Tar Heels thanks to a scholarship from the Wake County Carolina Club. At the club’s fourth Old Well Celebration, which raises… read more
Civil rights activist and statesman Andrew Young will give the 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture at Carolina. Young — who was an aide to King, a congressman and a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations — will speak at 7:30… read more
About 80 ROTC cadets and midshipmen will assemble in dress uniforms at 11 a.m. Friday for the annual Veterans Day ceremony at UNC. Veterans and town spokespeople believe that Carolina’s is the only Veterans Day ceremony in Chapel Hill. The public… read more
University Day 2011 was observed with the dedication of a marker to the students who worked to get the infamous Speaker Ban Law repealed in the 1960s. The new marker to an enduring principle of freedom of speech sits on the stone wall between… read more
Carolina celebrated its history as the nation’s first public university on University Day, Oct. 12. The featured speaker, UNC System President Thomas W. Ross ’75 (JD), gave the keynote speech for the convocation, which began at 11 a.m. read more
A new exhibit in Wilson Library traces students’ extracurricular lives for two centuries. “From Di-Phis to Loreleis: A History of Student Organizations at UNC” features 157 records, photographs, publications and other items that document the… read more
Carolina hosted a celebration in honor of Peace Corps’ 50th anniversary on Monday in the Pit. UNC’s campus recruiter and returned Peace Corps volunteer, Suzannah Ellis Johnston ’06, and other returned Peace Corps Volunteers were available to… read more