These people have served as chief executive officers of The University of North Carolina, the Consolidated University and the UNC System. read more
Over her 18 years at Carolina, Shirley Ort has become the best in the business at finding ways for students from low-income families to get into the University, stay in and thrive. read more
Terry Magnuson, Sarah Graham Kenan professor and founding chair of the department of genetics at UNC, will assume his new post July 1. read more
After leading the UNC System for five years, Thomas Ross ’75 (JD) is spending the spring semster at Duke, where he is the first Terry Sanford Distinguished Fellow at the Sanford School of Public Policy. read more
The UNC System’s top academic officer, Dr. Junius J. Gonzales, has been named to be the system’s interim president beginning Jan. 4, after Thomas W. Ross ’75 (JD) steps down, and serve until Margaret Spellings takes office March 1. read more
Kevin Guskiewicz, a neuroscientist and internationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions, will be the 22nd dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. read more
Charlotte attorney John C. Fennebresque ’70 has resigned his seat on the UNC System Board of Governors, the policy-making body of the 17-campus UNC System, effective immediately. read more
Margaret Spellings, who started working for George W. Bush when he was governor of Texas and has spent more than three decades in education and public policy work, will take office March 1. read more
Three of the five finalists for the deanship of the College of Arts and Sciences have close ties to Carolina. Each of the candidates will participate in public forums on the campus in the coming month that will explore the three most critical… read more
Time and again, former Chancellor William B. Aycock ’37 defined duty — for himself, for the University, and for the people who sometimes questioned whether Carolina fell on the right side of history. No one was better suited to the task. read more