| Newsletter of the UNC General Alumni Association | NOVEMBER 2020 |
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The semester set to start Jan. 19 will have about 3,500 students living on campus, with most classes of 35 or more taught remotely and COVID-19 testing ramped up. |
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News from Carolina Alumni Review |
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As part of a two-day, virtual University Day observance, he was sworn into the job he had been doing for nearly 20 months after rising through the academic ranks at UNC. |
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Steve Bell ’67 and his wife, Jackie Bell, have committed $25 million to the business school’s plans to expand its undergraduate program by at least 50 percent. |
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Sociologist, author and public scholar Tressie McMillan Cottom is recognized with the fellowship’s big prize after joining the School of Information and Library Science last summer. |
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New research from the Baric lab at UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health raises alarm about spillover effect of SADS-CoV, which is deadly to young piglets. |
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Happenings at the GAA |
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Starting Nov. 19, reminisce about our favorite college town during a six-part series of virtual talks led by Chapel Hill business owners. First up, a look back at shops with Missy Julian-Fox ’73. Learn more. |
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For 24 hours, priceless gems from across the globe will come together (virtually) to support some of Carolina’s most academically gifted and multitalented African American students in the Light on the Hill Society Scolarship 24-Hour Challenge. Learn more. |
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Become a GAA member by Dec. 15, and we’ll send you a 2021 scenic Carolina calendar with a copy of the November/December issue of the award-winning Carolina Alumni Review magazine. |
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There’s a lot going on at the GAA and at UNC related to COVID-19. Take a look at what’s new, what’s needed, how you can help and how we can help you. Click in, and learn more. |
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From the Calendar |
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Click in Nov. 4-18 with panels of UNC faculty experts in law and politics for six nonpartisan discussions following the election. Learn more. |
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Taste, pair and learn about tannins with Tar Heels. Wine writer Cindy Rynning ’79 (MSLS) will lead this virtual experience. Learn more. |
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Click in with Carolina Public Humanities and dine (virtually) with UNC Professor Beverly Taylor to discuss Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Learn more. |
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Talk with Katie Ziglar ’79 as she shares highlights of Ackland’s collection and plans for the museum. Learn more. |
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Donald Ray Strickland ’78, Annual Member
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Donald won a $25 gift certificate to Johnny T-shirt. Donald was selected at random from GAA members currently subscribed to “Out of the Blue.”
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Become a GAA member today, and you might be randomly selected as an upcoming GAA Member of the Month.
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