UNC Lecturer Behind “Black Nativity” Movie Starring Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker
The superstar lineup includes Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett and Mary J. Blige.
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UNC Chi Phi Fraternity Suspended, Under Investigation
Posted by Ran Northam | Nov 27, 2013 | UNC
The UNC fraternity into which a student who died last year was pledging is under investigation.
Read MoreUNC Fraternity Proposes Local Bag Tax
Everyone wants to kick bad habits, and a group of UNC students wants to help Chapel Hill and Carrboro residents kick one of theirs with a grocery bag tax.
Read MoreDean Smith Awarded Presidential Medal Of Freedom
Posted by Ran Northam | Nov 20, 2013 | UNC
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former UNC men’s basketball coach Dean Smith ceremoniously received the Presidential Medal of Freedom Wednesday morning. “Dean Smith is one of the winningest coaches in basketball history,” President...
Read MoreUNC Formally Cuts Ties With Former Athletes
Posted by Associated Press | Nov 20, 2013 | UNC
North Carolina has sent letters of “permanent disassociation” to former Tar Heels football players Marvin Austin, Greg Little and Robert Quinn for NCAA violations that led to criminal charges against five people for violating the state’s sports agent law.
Read MoreUNC Joins NFLPA For Program To Help Former Players
The NFL Players Association unveiled its new program called “The Trust,” selecting UNC as a site for medical evaluations…
Read More“Bill Friday: In His Own Words” Remembers 3-Decade UNC System Pres.
Mr. Friday was the face of higher education and public service in the state for so long and was so influential in many things.
Read MoreChancellor Folt Catching Up On Post-AFAM Processes
Posted by Ran Northam | Nov 14, 2013 | UNC
UNC Chancellor Carol Folt says there are too many new processes that have been put in place since the AFAM scandal for her to be up to speed on the specifics of them in the five months she’s held the position.
Read MoreUNC Classes to Host Fundraising Face-off Thursday
A little competition never hurt anyone; in fact, it can do a lot of good. That seems to be the teaching strategy of UNC professor Gary Kayye.
Read MoreChancellor Folt Says Carolina Grads Are Ready For The World
Posted by Ran Northam | Nov 13, 2013 | UNC
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory says the State’s public universities are not training their students to be able to get a job out of college.
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