Carolina celebrated its history as the nation’s first public university on University Day, Oct. 12. The featured speaker, UNC System President Thomas W. Ross ’75 (JD), gave the keynote speech for the convocation, which began at 11 a.m. read more
Susan King, vice president for external affairs for the Carnegie Corporation of New York, will be the next dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The appointment, effective Jan. 1, was approved this month by the UNC Board of… read more
Karol Kain Gray, vice president for finance and administration at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, N.Y., has been recommended to become Carolina’s new vice chancellor for finance and administration. Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86… read more
Wade H. Hargrove ’62 of Raleigh was elected chair of the UNC Board of Trustees on Wednesday. Hargrove, a corporate and national media lawyer and partner with Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, was appointed to the 13-member… read more
The search committee for a new dean for the School of Journalism and Mass Communication has sent its review of the candidates to the chancellor, and an interim dean has been appointed. Senior Associate Dean Dulcie Straughan ’87 (PhD) will serve… read more
Eleven alumni are among the 16 people elected or re-elected to terms on the UNC System Board of Governors by the N.C. General Assembly. Elected by the Senate to four-year terms were: W. Louis Bissette Jr. ’68 (JD) of Asheville Fred… read more
A widely recognized dental health expert and researcher at the University of California at San Francisco’s dental school will be the next dean of UNC’s School of Dentistry. Dr. Jane A. Weintraub, who was on UNC’s faculty for seven years in… read more
Jean Folkerts, dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, will step down from the position next July. “While I’ve enjoyed nearly every minute of the last five years, it’s also been a demanding job,” she told a faculty… read more
The new president of the UNC System seems determined that the state’s financial crisis — the first thing on most people’s minds with regard to the 17 campuses — will not be the hallmark of his tenure. Thomas Ross ’75 (JD), elected… read more
Hundreds of well-wishers turned out on July 13 to greet Bill Friday ’48 (LLB) and his wife, Ida ’47 (MPH), as Friday marked his 90th birthday. Video produced by Samantha Ryan. read more