Your May 22 editorial “ FERPA law too often hides what public should know” neglected to mention several important points.   First, if Carolina wanted to hide from our mistakes, we would not have asked former federal prosecutor Kenneth Wainstein … Read more

For immediate use: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 More than 4,000 high school seniors submitted 11,000 applications to college for the 2014-15 school year through the Carolina College Advising Corps, which provides in-depth admissions and financial aid advising to students in … Read more

For immediate use: Wednesday, April 30, 2014   Kathleen Mullan  Harris, Ph.D., James E. Haar Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been elected into the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest … Read more

On April 4, The News & Observer published a letter to the editor from Board of Trustees Chair W. Lowry Caudill and an article that quoted Chancellor Carol L. Folt. The full text of both University communications follows:   W. … Read more

For immediate release: Thursday, March 27, 2014   Children who received high-quality early care and education in UNC’s Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute Abecedarian Project from birth until age 5 enjoy better physical health in their mid-30s than peers … Read more

The following is a statement from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Vice Chancellor for Communications and Public Affairs Joel Curran:   “Tuesday night’s ‘HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel’ segment covered information that has previously been reported and … Read more

For immediate use: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 PlayMakers Repertory Company will conclude its main-stage season with the Tony Award-winning musical “Assassins” by Stephen Sondheim, onstage April 2-20.   PlayMakers is the professional theater in residence at the University of North … Read more

By Jason Belzer, Contributor The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word ‘crisis.’ One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger–but recognize the opportunity.”—John F. Kennedy The tradition … Read more

Dear Carolina Community:   Last night I had the privilege of attending an inspiring program at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History commemorating National African American History Month. Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries, award-winning author and civil … Read more

Wednesday, Jan. 22   12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch, Carolina Inn   2 p.m. to 4 p.m. *Finance and Infrastructure Committee, Carolina Inn, Chancellor’s Ballroom East   *University Affairs Committee, Carolina Inn, Chancellor’s Ballroom West   4:15 p.m. to … Read more