More than 100 authors will appear at this year’s N.C. Literary Festival, which will be held on the Carolina campus Sept. 10-13. Two dozen authors already had been named to be part of the free public festival, and in late July another 78 writers… read more
A tree in front of Spanky’s at the corner of Franklin and Columbia streets has become a trophy. The town of Chapel Hill topped the tree, already scheduled for removal, after fans celebrating the men’s NCAA basketball championship in April… read more
Abstract paintings by Argentinean artist Eduardo Lapetina will be displayed May 6 through June 11 in UNC’s FedEx Global Education Center. An opening reception from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. May 9 at the center will include remarks by the artist at 3:30… read more
Former U.S. poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Mark Strand will give a free public reading Wednesday, Feb. 25, at Carolina. The New York Times called Strand an American luminary whose “poems resonate with a shimmering sense of… read more
Carolina remembered former Student Body President Eve Carson ’08 on Thursday, the date on which she was murdered in 2008. Several thousand students, faculty members and Carolina staff gathered for a ceremony in the Pit in late afternoon. They… read more
More than 1,800 Carolina students – 600 more than last year – have committed to stand on their feet for a full 24 hours to “rock out for the kids” at the 11th annual UNC Dance Marathon, which begins Friday night. The event celebrates the conclusion… read more
Children’s book illustrator and author Brian Pinkney is the first writer announced for the 2009 North Carolina Literary Festival, set for Sept. 10-13. With the theme “A Celebration of Reading and Writing,” the free public festival at Carolina… read more
The Mississippi River bends in a crescent shape as it makes its way around and through New Orleans, giving rise to one of the city’s nicknames. This year, the Crescent City will be honored as the birthplace of jazz at the Carolina Jazz Festival,… read more
Poet Maya Angelou, who has written 12 best-sellers, including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, will give the keynote address for Carolina’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week Jan. 18-23. Angelou, the Reynolds Professor of… read more
Thank you, President Bowles, for that introduction and for the confidence that you’ve shown in me. My campus colleagues and I thank you for all you do for Carolina and the UNC system. To members of our General Assembly, including Marc Basnight… read more