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James H. Johnson Jr., a noted economic development and impact researcher and demographer, will speak at UNC’s December Commencement ceremony. Johnson is the William R. Kenan Distinguished Professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at… read more

The University and the UNC Health Care System are monitoring the recommendations of state and federal agencies and public health authorities regarding the Ebola virus outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a Level 3… read more

UNC ranks 32nd among the world’s top 500 research universities, according to the inaugural U.S. News & World Report “Best Global Universities” rankings. The publisher that perennially ranks Carolina the fifth-best public… read more

Deborah Crowder ’75, the office manager for UNC’s former department of African and Afro-American studies, managed for roughly 20 years what were called “paper classes” — the central element of Carolina’s long-running academic and… read more

About two years ago, Wilson Library added more copies of Carolina’s yearbook to its digital archive. Now the question is: Will there be any more to add to it? The Review reported two years ago that the 2011 Yackety Yack… read more

University Day 2014 was highlighted with the presentation of Distinguished Alumna and Alumnus Awards to five alumni. The award recognition, a practice begun by the faculty in 1971, recognizes alumni who have made outstanding contributions to… read more

Recognized once again as one of the leading global public research universities, the University tied for 46th among the top universities in the world, up one spot from last year, in the London-based Times Higher Education World University… read more

UNC’s Department of Athletics spent $104,464 per varsity athlete in 2013-14, which puts Carolina in the lowest quartile among four comparison groups. Athletics generated $83 million in revenues for the year, more than most ACC schools but less… read more

The University Committee on Teaching Awards is seeking nominations from alumni, students, faculty and staff members for several campuswide awards that will honor professors and graduate teaching assistants in a variety of categories. The… read more

For the 14th consecutive year, Carolina has been ranked fifth among the nation’s best public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report. California-Berkeley ranked first among national public universities, followed by UCLA… read more