Last year, UNC pushed the N.C. General Assembly hard for permission to establish an airport authority, which ultimately would build in rural Orange County a replacement for Horace Williams Airport. The University got that permission, but now it is… read more
Cherie Blair, noted human rights lawyer and wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, will give a free public lecture at UNC on Jan. 26. The 5:30 p.m. talk at the Kenan-Flagler Business School’s Koury Auditorium is the annual Weatherspoon… read more
UNC’s library administration decided not to put up Christmas trees this season in Wilson and Davis libraries following complaints over several years by some library staff and patrons who opposed the singular focus on the Christmas custom. The… read more
Tuition is likely to rise next year 6.5 percent for in-state undergraduates and between 4.4 percent and 6.5 percent for out-of-state students under a recommendation from UNC’s Tuition and Fee Advisory Task Force. The 6.5 figure is the limit; UNC… read more
The N.C. Department of Insurance recently reviewed campus construction projects at Kenan Stadium, Boshamer Stadium and Wilson Library, resulting in delayed construction for one project and altering plans and upgrades for others. The most pressing… read more
UNC’s academic advising program has taken the first steps toward improving an advising system that has brought complaints from students and raised concerns from members of the Board of Trustees. Carolyn Cannon, associate dean for academic… read more
Risky mortgage products, not risky borrowers, are the root cause of the mortgage default crisis, according to findings from a new study of default rates among low-income and minority home buyers conducted by UNC’s Center for Community… read more
Students, faculty and staff are invited to share ideas and perspectives about how to strengthen the University at a campus forum Thursday, Oct. 30. The forum, free and open to anyone, will be held at 2 p.m. in Gerrard Hall. Attendees will join… read more
A $1.25 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education will expand a new fast-track teacher program at Carolina to include mathematics and geological sciences. North Carolina is experiencing a serious teacher shortage. The state’s… read more
Poet, novelist and nonfiction writer Robert Morgan ’65, author of Gap Creek and Boone: A Biography, will give a free public talk on campus Oct. 2. Morgan – a prolific writer who is Kappa Alpha Professor of English at Cornell… read more