These facts on the entering freshman class are estimates from the UNC Office of Undergraduate Admissions. read more
A new UNC program has been developed to allow students to immerse themselves in six months of intensive study in Asian culture, taking them from the streets of Beijing to a dairy farm in the Chinese countryside. read more
Amid concern that grades are climbing and creating an overabundance of A’s, a UNC faculty group recently performed a study to assess grade inflation at UNC. read more
An administrator experienced in working with students at several Northeastern universities has been tapped to be UNC’s new vice chancellor for student affairs. read more
When the son of a member of the chancellor’s cabinet applied for his freshman dorm space, he skipped over Old West, on historic McCorkle Place; and Spencer, right there on Franklin Street; and he passed on the convenience of the Upper Quad. He went… read more
Students who use cellular phones have the option this summer to buy service tailored to their lifestyles through a University program designed to integrate campus communication. read more
UNC is increasing student fees by $16 a year to boost its suicide prevention services in the wake of four student suicides in the 2002-03 school year and two more apparent suicides in the school year that just ended. read more
In 1986, with UNC’s approaching Bicentennial in 1993, research astronomers were thinking bold thoughts about the future. read more
UNC’s Department of Housing and Residential Education has decided to make all residence halls and apartments smoke-free beginning this summer. read more
Carolina students from Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin counties now may receive special consideration for scholarships to fund study abroad, thanks to two Carolina alumnae. read more