UNC’s History News

In his first letter to alumni as “director of alumni affairs” in the September 1970 edition of The Alumni Review, Clarence Whitefield ’44 penned, “I guess I’m one of the luckiest guys in the world.” Just weeks before,… read more

This is part of a series on the 100th anniversary of the GAA hiring its first full-time, paid professional staff member for an organization that for 80 years prior had been run by volunteers. Badges, nametags, posters, cards: all printed… read more

This is part of a series on the 100th anniversary of the GAA hiring its first full-time, paid professional staff member for an organization that for 80 years prior had been run by volunteers. In his diary entry for Aug. 16, 1927, his… read more

This is part of a series on the 100th anniversary of the GAA hiring its first full-time, paid professional staff member for an organization that for 80 years prior had been run by volunteers. For a university to be accredited, it has to… read more

This is part of a series on the 100th anniversary of the GAA hiring its first full-time, paid professional staff member for an organization that for 80 years prior had been run by volunteers. A century ago this spring, UNC’s General… read more

A committee considering names to remove from campus buildings because of their ties to white supremacy, the Confederacy and slavery did not reach agreement at two January meetings to recommend additional removals. The Chancellor’s Committee to… read more

McClinton Residence Hall replaces the former Aycock Residence Hall, while Henry Owl Building is the new name for the former Carr Building. The names were removed in July 2020 because of their previous namesakes’ ties to white supremacy. read more

UNC System President Peter Hans ’91 will be the keynote speaker. read more

Where are we now, Carolina, 20 years after the fall of the towers stopped our hearts? read more