A $5 million gift will increase the number of first-year students in UNC’s honors program by 30 percent and recognize the contributions of two alumni by creating five professorships in their names. The gift, from an anonymous donor, qualifies for… read more
Leonard W. Wood ’72 (MBA) has committed $4 million to the Center for Real Estate Development (CRED) at the Kenan-Flagler Business School. Wood, formerly a principal of Trammell Crow Residential, is a founding member of Wood Partners LLC, an Atlanta… read more
Six UNC freshmen are joining the ranks of 25 students before them who have received a scholarship from the GAA, giving them yet another reason to love Carolina. The GAA Scholars program has awarded each student a $1,500 renewable grant, up from… read more
C. Felix Harvey III ’43, chairman of Harvey Enterprises & Affiliates and founder of the Little Bank Inc., of Kinston, and his family are making a $2 million gift to UNC to support and advance a broad spectrum of University priorities. The gift,… read more
Carolina has set a new record for annual gifts, receiving $250.8 million in private gifts in fiscal 2007. The new record means the University has set four consecutive years of such record-setting support, topping $239 million in 2006, $192.5… read more
Two new multimillion-dollar grants promise to solidify UNC’s standing as one of the nation’s leaders in autism research and treatment. In early June, the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute was awarded $5 million to create a national… read more
New state Senate backing of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center could propel the center into the top tier of cancer research centers in the U.S. The Senate’s version of the state budget would pump $50 million annually into the center’s… read more
Survivors of head and neck cancer not only endure the disease, they must endure the treatment as well. The aggressive healing process causes patients to have difficulty speaking, swallowing, breathing and communicating, which in turn affects their… read more
During his tenure as UNC System president, C.D. Spangler ’54 had the habit of donating his salary to the University system. Now, 10 years after he left the job, he is still giving. In May, the C.D. Spangler Foundation made a donation of $26.9… read more
A $2.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation of New York will make a significant contribution to medieval and early modern studies at Carolina. The grant will enable UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences to extend the global reach of… read more