From the University Report (published by the GAA 1970-94) “It is not the critic who counts, not the one who points out where the strong men stumble, where the doer of deeds might have done them better. The credit actually belongs… read more
Have you visited the campus lately? Coming back to Chapel Hill after a long absence can be a stunning experience. New buildings and current construction sites surround you. Brand new to the 1984 landscape are the eight-story Walter Royal Davis… read more
From the University Report (published by the GAA 1970-94) “It is not the critic who counts, not the one who points out where the strong men stumble, where the doer of deeds might have done them better. The credit actually belongs… read more
From the University Report (published by the GAA 1970-94) A happy band of 20 alumni families discovered another meaning for the name “Blue Heaven” when they spent the week of August 13-20 at the very first session of the Alumni… read more
The following is an excerpted version of remarks made by the author at a memorial service in Fayetteville for his brother Charles F. Dibbert II ’77, who died three years ago this month. It appears in lieu of the author’s regular column “From the… read more
From the University Report (published by the GAA 1970-94) What words come to your mind when you hear the term “alumni association?” Reunion? Class notes? Homecoming? Carolina? Fund raising? I’ve decided to share with you what… read more
With this Commencement issue of The Alumni Review marking the end of the 1982-1983 Association year and my first year as your Director, I share with you a few reflections. One of my greatest pleasures is the opportunity to visit alumni… read more
In this guest commentary, John Drescher ’83, former editor of The Daily Tar Heel, eloquently affirms that the Class of ’83 has exemplified that fierce “independence of thought” prevalent in earlier Carolina classes. We welcome John… read more
From the University Report (published by the GAA 1970-94) Nowhere is spring quite as arresting as in Chapel Hill. As dogwoods bloom and azaleas reveal their violet magic, the campus awakens from winter’s slumber to the songs of robins and… read more
As I have noted in previous columns, the North Carolina General Assembly that convened in January will be called upon to make decisions on many issues that will have a lasting impact on higher education, and particularly on the University of North… read more