From the University Report (published by the GAA 1970-94) Esse quam videri. To be rather than to seem. North Carolina’s state motto says much about its citizens and our sense of what is important and how as a state we wish to… read more
In the span of 60 hours your alumni association celebrated our sesquicentennial, dedicated our new George Watts Hill Alumni Center, enjoyed a “Bicentennial Preview,” convened our Annual Alumni Luncheon, conducted our spring class reunions and… read more
From the University Report (published by the GAA 1970-94) Note: In preparing a column regarding the concern that Carolina may place too little emphasis on teaching while too greatly valuing research, I came upon the following column in… read more
It was a bright, sunny April afternoon in 1986 when George Watts Hill ’22 presented himself at the Alumni House. Mr. Hill sat proudly in a University captain’s chair with his cane and top hat close at hand. He asked me one question, “What will the… read more
From the University Report (published by the GAA 1970-94) This should be a glorious year for our University. Whether it is will be determined, in large measure, not by the celebrations that begin Oct. 12 with University Day – when we… read more
To some people our University has received too much unfortunate national publicity this fall. Several reports of assaults on our students and staff prompted Chancellor Paul Hardin to issue a campuswide advisory on personal safety. Our Division of… read more
From the University Report (published by the GAA 1970-94) Last Year, in welcoming Jim Walters, the University’s new director of undergraduate admissions, I observed that Jim “just may have the toughest job on campus.” A year… read more
I count as one of the marks of maturity that men and women nurture the institutions that nurtured them, not uncritically but lovingly, not to preserve them unchanged but to renew them as the times require. — John W. Gardner, Haas… read more
From the University Report (published by the GAA 1970-94) “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” — Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities There is a natural tendency amidst the beauty of Chapel Hill… read more
In these days of divisiveness and dissent there is a challenge to all responsible citizens. For beneath the issues that drive us apart lie the ideals, the enduring values that can bind us together. To many people our nation… read more