Kenan Professor Emeritus George Brown Tindall ’48 (MA, ’51 PhD) was often called a pioneer, both for his early advocacy of equal rights and for his insightful, inclusive research on the history of the South. Before retiring in 1990, the long-time… read more
A campus memorial to Thomas Wolfe ’20 was dedicated Tuesday, honoring Carolina’s most celebrated literary alumnus on what would have been his 106th birthday. The memorial, moved last spring to a new location, is an 850-pound bas-relief bronze… read more
Dr. Eric Schopler, whose pioneering techniques in humane and effective treatment of autism have been replicated around the world, died July 7 of cancer. He was 79. A professor of psychiatry and psychology at UNC for more than 40 years, Schopler… read more
Many of you have fond remembrances of Hugh Morton ’43. A message board at legacy.com is capturing some of the stories and feelings from alumni and friends of UNC. Related: Hugh Morton ’43: A Mountainous Legacy read more
By David E. Brown ’75 Post your remembrances about Hugh Morton View a Video of Hugh Morton’s North Carolina Weeks after the trees have flowered, gone to light greens and filled out in the North Carolina flatlands, spring… read more
Harvey Elliott Beech ’52 (LLB), who became a legal and philanthropic legend and a staunch civil rights defender in more than 35 years of practicing law in Kinston and who kept his ties to Carolina strong — particularly with the GAA’s annual Black… read more
Shelby Foote ’39, a novelist and historian who gained literary celebrity in the early 1990s with Ken Burns’ PBS documentary series The Civil War, died June 27 in Memphis, Tenn. He was 88. read more
Tar Heel born and bred, Charles Milton Shaffer ’35 devoted much of his life to helping the University grow. Carolina’s first director of development – essentially a one-man fund-raising office for many years – died in Winston-Salem on July 12. He… read more
Michael Jordan was born to fly, Antawn Jamison was born to rebound, Phil Ford and Raymond Felton were born to play point guard. Burgess McSwain ’66, on the other hand, was born to teach. read more
Robert G. Kirkpatrick Jr., an associate professor of English at UNC, died Feb. 24 from complications of surgery. He was 64. Kirkpatrick, who came to UNC in 1967, taught graduate and undergraduate Romantic poetry, British literature and honors… read more