More than 200 students — and more than twice that many family members and friends — attended the GAA’s Official Class Ring ceremony at the George Watts Hill Alumni Center. read more
40,926 applied for admission (14 percent more than last year and second-largest increase in 25 years) 9,710, or 24 percent, were admitted 4,373, or 45 percent, are expected to enroll 61 percent… read more
Anson Dorrance ’74 was selected by the class of 2017 to deliver the Last Lecture on the west lawn of the Morehead Building as the sun began to set. The talk is based on the premise, “If you knew this was the last lecture you would ever give,… read more
Carolina baseball has a new teammate this year, but this member has four legs, not two. Remington, a 2-year-old golden retriever, is Carolina’s first athletics training room assistance dog. He’s also the first in the ACC. read more
The Daily Tar Heel has cut print publication to four days a week and is appealing to its audience for donations. read more
The 4,254 first-year students expected to start classes this week were chosen from 35,875 applicants. An additional 779 students are arriving as transfer students. read more
The University has settled with the family of former football player Jackson Boyer — said to have suffered a concussion in an incident during pre-season camp in 2014 — according to media reports. read more
The University’s new physician assistant program got underway this semester with an entering class of 20 — nine of them military veterans. read more
“At the core of our mission is graduating students prepared to work and live in an interconnected, global world,” said Chancellor Carol L. Folt. “So many students tell me that their study abroad has made a huge, positive impression on them and… read more
The prospect of outsourcing Student Stores has been greeted in Chapel Hill with a flood of skepticism from students, faculty and store employees who fear the loss of home-grown service. read more