The beauty of our always vibrant campus is most brilliant in the spring. Azaleas and dogwoods frame eclectic architecture. Centuries old elm, pine, poplar and oak trees stand tall, providing umbrellas of shade to cover the faithfully maintained… read more
As you read this column, in Switzerland our older son, Michael ’03, and his wife, Carolyn, are enjoying their special March Madness — the birth of our granddaughter who, for now, we refer to as our Swiss Miss. Should she someday choose to… read more
Not since the late 19th century have both houses of the N.C. General Assembly been majority Republican. New legislative leadership in both chambers occurs as the UNC System welcomes a new president, Tom Ross ’75 (JD), who soon is expected to name a… read more
Shock. Sorrow. Embarrassment. Anger. Surprise.Those words reflect many of the alumni reactions to the dual investigations into Carolina’s football program — one dealing with possible agent violations and the other with possible academic… read more
“Low tuition without high quality education is no bargain for anyone.” That was the perspective that UNC System President Erskine Bowles ’67 shared in July with the UNC System Board of Governors when he urged approval of additional tuition… read more
John Parkhill “Jack” Evans was born in Indiana, not North Carolina, and he didn’t attend Carolina — his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees all came from Cornell. But no one ever challenges Jack when he proudly boasts, “I’m a Tar… read more
At his inaugural as UNC president in 1914, Edward Kidder Graham of the class of 1894 spoke of the special relationship between the nation’s first state university and the people of North Carolina. The boundaries of institution and state, he… read more
On the occasion of becoming the UNC System’s fourth president, Erskine Bowles ’67 recounted in an interview for the January/February 2006 Carolina Alumni Review that his father, Hargrove “Skipper” Bowles ’41, in accepting a major award,… read more
Carolina’s season-long celebration of 100 years of men’s basketball is about more than remembering special players and coaches. It’s about more than recalling remarkable comebacks, disappointing losses and exciting victories. Carolina fans are… read more
More than 10 years ago, I shared with readers a piece titled “Five Things You Shouldn’t Know About the GAA.” As this year draws to a close, it’s a good time to reflect on these myths again and point out some of the more frequently repeated… read more