A desire to support and value the pursuit of equity in the liberal arts inspired a gift to encourage diversity in the field of philosophy, on campus and beyond. Robert Balter, who died in 2007, was honored by his daughter, Rebecca Balter, and widow, Katherine Seligmann, with the Balter Fund for Quality, Diversity and Inclusiveness […]
Gift to honor a husband and father’s legacy Read More »
The dedication of Hill Hall Feb. 8 celebrated the changes 18 months and $15 million of private gifts had brought to the department of music building, which turns 100 this year.
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Growing up in rural North Carolina during the Great Depression, Grover Elmer Murray, Jr. understood the importance of sharing resources with those in need. This led him to establish the Dr. Grover Elmer Murray, Jr. Field Camp Scholarship at UNC-Chapel Hill, a place where he was once a student in need when financial aid and
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What was once old has been made new again. Built in 1966 as the Chapel Hill Public Library, the building is now the home of the Arts and Sciences Foundation, the fundraising arm for the College of Arts and Sciences. Named for R. Duke Buchan III ’85 and his family, the building, located at 523
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“You have to prove them wrong, James. You have to!” These words of encouragement still resonate for James Wellons ’86. Wellons earned a double major in political science and African-American studies at Carolina and later graduated from the Beasley School of Law at Temple University. Today, he lives in Philadelphia and is chief legal officer
The Arts and Sciences Foundation has a new home. As of August 25, 2016, the Foundation moved into 523 E. Franklin St., former home of the Chapel Hill Public Library and the Chapel Hill Museum. Built in 1966, the 13,000-square-foot building is located at the corner of Franklin and Boundary streets. The building was designed
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This has been an extraordinary year in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The inspiring generosity of our alumni and friends contributed to many of our accomplishments, and it is having an immediate and profound impact. The College had its most successful fundraising year ever, with
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A new fund honors the distinguished teaching and research career of Dr. Steve Reznick, professor of psychology at UNC since 1998, and proud UNC alumnus (B.A. ’73). Dr. Reznick died July 5, 2016, of complications due to ALS. The J. Steven Reznick Diversity and Psychological Research Fund in Psychology & Neuroscience will encourage and honor
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In the fall of her senior year, Liz Bailey ’15 of Raleigh had job offers in sales and consulting, but she didn’t think they’d make the best use of her psychology and chemistry majors. “I didn’t see myself thriving in these positions,” she said. “I had never been exposed to what a career in psychology
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When Bob Young and Lennie Rosenbluth came from their native New York City to Carolina — as recruits for a team destined to become 1957 basketball national champions — they dined on some strange concoctions. “We had Southern fried chicken, turnip greens, hush puppies and things we’d never heard of,” said Young. “But it tasted
