Carolina will come together at a common table when it examines food and food studies as its 2015-17 academic theme. “Food for All: Local and Global Perspectives.” read more
The UNC Dance Marathon, the largest student-run fundraiser in North Carolina, surpassed the half-million dollar mark this year, raising $551,595 to support the patients and families of N.C. Children’s Hospital. More than 2,000 Carolina… read more
The Dance Marathon, UNC’s largest student-run fundraiser, just keeps getting bigger. This year, the organizers dropped the 1,600-dancer limit, resulting in approximately 2,000 dancers participating. The event raised $483,210.36 for the N.C. read more
After 24 straight hours on their feet for the kids, the UNC Dance Marathon announced Saturday evening that it raised $421,851.32 to benefit the children and families of N.C. Children’s Hospital. The total — representative of the student group’s… read more
UNC ranks sixth on the Peace Corps’ Top 25 list of large schools producing Peace Corps volunteers, with 78 alumni currently serving. Since the Peace Corps’ inception, 1,092 Carolina alumni have served in the Peace Corps. Peace Corps Director… read more
Would you pledge to stay awake and on your feet for 24 hours to help a sick child in North Carolina? Carolina students have answered that question with a resounding “yes,” with 1,600 of them taking a 24-hour stand for the kids at the 12th annual UNC… read more
Competition with UNC’s rivals still reaches those far away from Chapel Hill. Alston Mann ’05 already participated in New York Cares Day. But when he saw that other universities had alumni groups involved, including Duke, he knew he had to get the… read more
An estimated 12,000 people attended the N.C. Literary Festival Thursday through Sunday at Carolina. Festival director Amy Baldwin also said that about 3,000 visited the children’s activity tent on Saturday and Sunday. Festival-wide, visitors… read more
The N.C. Literary Festival, set for Sept. 10-13 at UNC, has announced the days, times and places that 100 authors will read, perform or speak. The free public festival is organized and sponsored by the libraries of UNC and N.C. State and Duke… read more
The 2009 class of Public Service Scholars is larger (171) and averaged more hours of public service (504 hours per student) than the four classes that preceded it. The fifth graduating class of Public Service Scholars was honored a few days before… read more