Polk Place was arrayed in every color of academia’s color palette under a Carolina blue sky Sunday as Holden Thorp ’86 was installed as UNC’s 10th chancellor. Five notable alumni also were recognized as recipients of Distinguished Alumna and… read more
The University will mark its 215th birthday as it installs Holden Thorp ’86 as its 10th chancellor on University Day, Oct. 12. read more
Following is Chancellor-Elect Holden Thorp’s acceptance speech at the Spangler Center in Chapel Hill after being introduced by President Erskine Bowles and elected by the UNC Board of Governors. Members of the Board of Governors;… read more
This year’s Earth Day, April 22, is dawning more than a week early at UNC, with various groups around campus joining forces to create a schedule packed with interesting and informative environmental activities. Events will kick off on Monday,… read more
Area fans are invited to cheer together for the men’s basketball team Saturday, viewing the NCAA semifinals broadcast from the Alamodome in San Antonio on the Tar Heels’ home court, the Dean E. Smith Center. The UNC Department of Athletics,… read more
Good news for readers: The show will go on. A few weeks after reports circulated that the next North Carolina literary festival, facing financial constraints, might be canceled, Chancellor James Moeser has designated $200,000 to cover the bulk of… read more
At the 20th annual PlayMakers Ball on Nov. 10, PlayMakers Repertory Company will honor actress Louise Fletcher ’57 with the PlayMakers Distinguished Achievement Award. Fletcher, winner of the Academy and Golden Globe awards, joins a distinguished… read more
Carolina celebrated its 214th birthday Oct. 12 with a marked emphasis on the University’s place in the world. The keynote speaker for University Day, history Professor Michael Hunt, examined the expansion in international programs that UNC has… read more
Oliver Smithies took some time out Sunday to fly his motor glider (he also spent some time in the lab, not an atypical weekend activity). It was an uneventful day, as the winds were light and he couldn’t gain altitude. The “up-current,” as he… read more
Michael Hunt, the Everett H. Emerson Professor of history, will be the keynote speaker at the 214th annual University Day celebration Oct. 12 in Memorial Hall. The FedExGlobalEducationCenter will be formally dedicated at 4 p.m. the same day. The… read more