Quoting former N.C. Gov. Terry Sanford ’39, then-UNC Chancellor James Moeser announced the creation of the Carolina Covenant in 2004. Today, the Covenant remains Carolina’s signature program evidencing our continuing commitment to access and… read more
When my Chicago-born, Michigan-bred and Boston-educated wife joined me for our first UNC away football pregame, she eagerly filled her plate, but as she passed by the North Carolina barbecue, a Carolina alumna in line next to her advised: “As the… read more
Last year, the N.C. General Assembly imposed a 12.3 percent tuition increase for out-of-state undergraduates enrolling this fall at Carolina as well as for undergraduates enrolling at UNC-Wilmington, N.C. A&T and the School of the Arts. Unless… read more
Cancer is part of our past and our future. Looking back, it has been the leading cause of death in North Carolina since 2007. In 2011 alone, more than 18,000 North Carolinians died from this disease. Just as grimly, looking ahead, more than 40… read more
Carol Folt is the third of Carolina’s 11 chancellors in the past 68 years not to be a North Carolinian, a UNC graduate or both. (The other two were Paul Sharp, who served in 1964-66 and James Moeser, who served from 2000 to 2008.) Just as I… read more
He likely would have left the memorial service held in his honor early; the words of tribute he’d earned would have made him uncomfortable. He viewed his many years of service as a coach, counselor, lawyer and teacher as his public duty. Many work… read more
“UNC alumni are more likely than alumni from all of the peer institutions (including California-Berkeley, Michigan, Virginia, Stanford, Penn State, California-Davis, Colorado, Minnesota, South Florida and Wake Forest) to feel an emotional… read more
Happily, the Old Well has not been moved. But across Cameron Avenue in South Building, on both sides of the first floor, new senior University officers are at work — Carolina’s 11th chancellor, Carol Folt, and the University’s executive vice… read more
Twenty years ago at the dedication of the George Watts Hill Alumni Center, I noted that when we first began work on the center our younger son, Brian ’05, was not yet born. By the dedication, Brian was 10 years old. That span of time marked a… read more
As our family moved from military base to military base, my four younger brothers and I were reminded regularly by our parents to follow four absolutes: Always be honest, play fair, do your best and get a college education. In one of his last audio… read more