Jennie Ellison ’89 of Charlotte, N.C., fondly credits Carolina for providing her with the resources she needs to think critically every day at Microsoft as the global release manager for Office Client Services. Her ability to work through complex resource and project management problems is tied back to her success as an undergraduate economics major […]
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Concussions on the playing field may steal the news headlines, but head trauma isn’t just an issue for athletes — it can be a life-or-death situation for members of the military, as well.
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These are historic photographs of Hill Hall, home to Carolina’s music department. Hill Hall’s auditorium and rotunda area are currently being renovated to transform the building into a first-rate performing arts facility. The Arts and Sciences Foundation is currently seeking support to complete the $15 million project. The upgraded space will provide an additional premier
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The largest construction project in University history, the Carolina Physical Science Complex included the construction of Max C. Chapman Jr. Hall, the W. Lowry and Susan S. Caudill Laboratories, the Frederick P. Brooks Jr. Computer Science Building, Venable Hall (replacing the original Venable Hall completed in 1925) and Murray Hall (named for Dr. Royce Murray,
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Garrett Hall ‘06 Garrett Hall ’06, a business administration major, was an Edward C. Smith Sr. Family Carolina Scholar during his time at Carolina. After working with J.P. Morgan and the Carlyle Group’s AlphInvest Partners, Hall attended Harvard Business School, where he earned his MBA with distinction in 2012. He then returned to AlphInvest Partners
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In 2006, the family of Sonja van der Horst, a Holocaust survivor, established the JMA and Sonja van der Horst Distinguished Professorship in Jewish Studies, honoring her and her husband, Johannes “Hans” van der Horst. The professorship supports a distinguished teacher and scholar specializing in Jewish history or culture, and was created by their four
Susan Porucznik Cole, a former challenge course coordinator at the Carolina Adventures Outdoor Education Center, was passionate about nature and the outdoors. Since 2009, a fund in her name has supported undergraduates in the department of exercise and sport science through Campus Recreation’s Wilderness Adventures for First-Year Students (WAFFYS) program. The Susan Porucznik Cole Fund
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Internationally acclaimed operatic baritone Sherrill Milnes will present a master class and Q&A with UNC’s Kenan and Robertson Scholars on Nov. 11 at 3:30 p.m. in Person Recital Hall. The event, sponsored by the department of music in the College of Arts and Sciences, is free and open to the public. Milnes is universally acclaimed
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The Bowman and Gordon Gray Professorships support excellence in undergraduate teaching at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. They were established in 1980—though funding was available to appoint the first Bowman and Gordon Gray Professors in 1979—by Gordon Gray and the estate of his brother, Bowman Gray Jr. Bernard Gray, UNC Class of
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A roundtable discussion on Nov. 18 at UNC will celebrate the publication of Latin American writer José María Vargas Vila’s manuscript of his novel, En los jardines de Lesbos.
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