The University has filed an amicus “friend of the court” brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a case involving the consideration of race in college admissions. UNC is one of the first of about 10… read more
Catastrophic brain injuries associated with full-contact football appear to be rising, especially among high school students. The increase is alarming and indicates more coaches and athletic trainers should change how they teach the fundamental… read more
Drawing upon internationally recognized faculty expertise, UNC plans to mobilize around water through a new two-year, campuswide academic theme called “Water in Our World.” UNC will be working to ensure that safe and available water — critical… read more
Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 says no, for now at least, to a proposal that would enable the University to offer gender-neutral housing. In a memo to Winston Crisp ’92 (JD), vice chancellor for student affairs, Thorp said the issue had not been… read more
Three prominent critics of collegiate sports will discuss “Big-Time College Sports: What Needs to Change?” during a panel presentation Feb. 28 on the UNC campus. The free public program will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Sonja Haynes Stone Center… read more
Carolina will get a 9.9 percent tuition increase for next year — not the 11.4 percent hike it wanted — if the UNC System Board of Governors follows the recommendation of President Thomas Ross ’75 (JD). Carolina is asking for $800 more in… read more
Laurence Alvin Lovette will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole for the kidnapping, robbing and murdering of Eve Carson ’08. A jury deliberated for about three hours after hearing testimony for seven and a… read more
Laurence Alvin Lovette, the second suspect in the 2008 murder of Student Body President Eve Carson ’08, pleaded not guilty on Thursday in Orange County Superior Court, according to The News & Observer of Raleigh. Jury selection is… read more
A Superior Court judge has dismissed football player Michael McAdoo’s lawsuit against the University and the NCAA, according to The News & Observer of Raleigh. McAdoo, who sat out the 2010 season as part of the NCAA investigation… read more
The second suspect in the 2008 murder of Student Body President Eve Carson ’08 is scheduled to go on trial Nov. 28 in Orange County. Laurence Alvin Lovette was under age 18 at the time of the crime, so if he were to be convicted of murder in… read more