1.14.21 | Yours at Carolina
Readers of this column know that for some time, as we enter a new year, I’ve shared campus highlights from the previous year. Since mid-March, our University has been working hard to respond to COVID-19 while teaching the next generation of…
Teresa Holland Williams ’77 and Richard T. “Stick” Williams ’75 grew up near each other — Teresa in High Point and Stick in Greensboro — but didn’t meet until a Christian fellowship gathering at Carolina. With magnetic smiles and… read more
Since Carolina moved to virtual instruction in March, the word “unprecedented” repeatedly has been used to describe the unfolding circumstances the University continues to face. A century ago, the University met another such challenge:… read more
With wide participation and led by then-Chancellor Carol Folt, Carolina’s first strategic framework, “Blueprint for Next,” was approved by the trustees in 2017. Building on it, in 2018 Provost Bob Blouin convened administrators and faculty… read more
For many years, a member of the GAA Board of Directors has presented a “My Carolina Story” at the board’s quarterly meetings. One of the most memorable Carolina Stories was offered by longtime GAA Treasurer Anthony E. “Tony” Rand… read more
Annually I send holiday notes to each member of the GAA staff. Here’s one I sent to our Director of Communications and Alumni Editor Regina Oliver ’75 on the eve of her 25th year with the GAA: Dear Regina, This letter is the most… read more
Once again, as another calendar year has closed, alumni should remain proud of our University’s achievements, resolute about our challenges, saddened by the passing of those who served us so well, inspired by the legacy of Carolina’s first 226… read more
I spotted something odd when Dad and I were in a retail store when I was 6. I pointed and said, “Daddy, what is that?” I had never seen a “Whites Only” sign hanging over a water fountain. Placing his comforting hand on my shoulder, Dad… read more
During a Carolina chancellor search 32 years ago — and after an exhaustive review that included interviews with 138 alumni, legislators, editors, students, faculty, University administrators, trustees and others — the review team issued a… read more
More than a quarter of a century ago, famed journalist Charles Kuralt ’55 spoke at our University’s Bicentennial Observance opening ceremonies. In his remarks to more than 30,000 in Kenan Stadium that evening, he explained that in the 1930s… read more