Last week, CNN reported on reading skills of student-athletes at U.S. public universities including the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The story used a CNN-defined threshold for student-athletes being “college-literate” based on results from SAT and ACT college … Read more

For immediate release: Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014   The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with several events next week.   The celebration will kick off with the annual community … Read more

For immediate use: Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014   The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has long been committed to making an education of the highest quality affordable to all. Chancellor Carol L. Folt will extend that commitment today, … 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

For immediate release: Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014   University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt on Thursday will attend an event at the White House hosted by the President and First Lady focused on new actions that … Read more

For immediate use: Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014   Felicia A. Washington has been appointed the new vice chancellor for workforce strategy, equity and engagement at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. An experienced Charlotte attorney in issues involving … Read more

The fishing boats and people of eastern North Carolina will be the topic of a free public program Feb. 6 in Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Author and photographer Lawrence Earley will share photographs … Read more

A memorial service for the late Louis D. Rubin, a professor emeritus of English, will be held Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. in the auditorium of the Genome Sciences Building at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.   … Read more

By April Dudash UNC-Chapel Hill is fighting back after a CNN report released Tuesday stated that some former UNC student-athletes didn’t know how to read or write, and that many on the basketball and football teams couldn’t read beyond an … Read more

For immediate release: Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 Improving water access during droughts, timely, effective care for stroke victims and strategies to keep rural hospitals open and financially solvent were only some of the topics discussed with legislative leaders at an … Read more