On the day Holden Thorp ’86 announced he would leave the chancellorship to someone else next spring, and again on the day after, there was a strong sentiment on the campus that he should reconsider. The chair of the trustees, the Faculty Executive… read more
Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 told UNC System President Thomas Ross’75 (JD) on Sunday that he plans to resign at the end of the academic year. According to a UNC news release, Thorp said he would be leaving because it is best for the future of the… read more
Matt Kupec ’80, who led Carolina through the two biggest fundraising campaigns in its history, has resigned following questions related to his travel expenses. Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 said Monday that he had accepted Kupec’s… read more
Bruce Carney, the University’s provost for the past three years, will leave South Building and return to the astronomy faculty at the end of June 2013. Carney, who also holds the position of executive vice chancellor, put off a scheduled… read more
When his law school study group classmate William C. Friday ’48 (JD) called, William B. Aycock ’37 (MA, ’48 JD) was on leave teaching law in Virginia. Friday knew that his first selection for UNC’s chancellor was a pivotal decision. He was… read more
Peter D. Hans ’91, has been elected to a two-year term as chair of the UNC System Board of Governors. Hans, whose term begins July 1, is completing his second term as the board’s vice chair. Cary businessman Frank Grainger was elected vice… read more
William Friday ’48 (LLB), who guided the UNC System through often tumultuous waters as its president for 30 years, died this morning, on University Day. Friday was 92. History will remember Friday as a sensible agent for its enduring lessons… read more
Kel Landis ’79 of Raleigh has been named the newest member of the Board of Trustees. Landis was appointed to the 13-member board responsible for governing the University by Gov. Beverly Perdue. Landis, who will fill the seat left vacant by the… read more
The Board of Trustees has honored four recipients with the William Richardson Davie Award, its highest honor. They are: Joan Gillings of Chapel Hill, adviser and philanthropist; Bernadette Gray-Little of Lawrence, Kan., chancellor of the… read more
Peter T. Grauer ’68 of Greenwich, Conn., chair of Bloomberg LP, became the newest member of the Board of Trustees on Nov. 17. Grauer was appointed by Gov. Beverly Perdue to the 13-member board responsible for governing the University. He replaced… read more