Fifteen students in historian James Leloudis’ Honors undergraduate research seminar spent last semester in the University Archives, probing letters, financial ledgers and other records, to understand how the institution survived financially, in part, from the sale of enslaved people. When … Read more

  Professor Christopher Armitage has a lot of interesting memories from his 53 years of teaching at Carolina. But it’s hard to top riding a horse across campus on Oct. 12, 1993, dressed in an 18th-century costume and meeting storied … Read more

Brava! to the new dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, a 1978 alumna who has spent most of her academic career at Carolina. Rhodes performs in summer stock in Cape Cod, Mass., while a sophomore at Carolina. Harmony. … Read more

Barry and Jan Schochet grew up in Asheville in the 1950s and ’60s, the children of Jewish parents who owned several downtown stores that sold clothing and dancewear. Back then, Asheville had a thriving Jewish community, two synagogues and many … Read more

Lindsay Guzowski (M.A. sociology ’04) credits her time and experiences at UNC-Chapel Hill with setting her on the path to where she is today. She recalled a colloquium where a professor discussed his research on twins. She was inspired by … Read more

Read a story about Carolina alumnus and Habitat for Humanity CEO Jonathan Reckford’s new book, Our Better Angels: Seven Simple Virtues That Will Change Your Life and the World. The Shining Path: Love, Madness and Revolution in the Andes (W.W. … Read more

Carolina has been recognized nationally for its efforts to support first-generation students, who make up about 20% of the undergraduate student population. Among the lauded programs is a study abroad fellowship that sends students to the U.S.-Mexico border to examine … Read more

Carolina builds a new general education curriculum from the ground up, with a new emphasis on the first year, essential skills and experiential learning. Evolutionary, revolutionary, whatever you call it, Carolina’s new general education curriculum is a new way of … Read more

After retiring from Carolina, a biologist, a historian and an anthropologist find new creative inspiration and continue to mentor students, write books and conduct research. Retired faculty members seldom actually retire — at least not in the feet-up, gone-fishin’ kind … Read more

“When the waters rise, so do our better angels,” Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States, wrote following Hurricane Harvey in 2017. “Pick a past disaster, and I’ll tell you at least a dozen stories that stand as living … Read more