In Chapel Hill the past week, talk has been mostly about former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and the question of whether his hiring by UNC good for the university or just one more step in the commercialism of college athletics.
I know Rudolph’s little brother, and the mostly unknown story of where the Rudolph tale came from and why that story may tug at your heartstrings more than other holiday stories.
What does the Biblical character Samson have to do with Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan on the morning of Dec. 4?
Bland Simpson is Kenan Distinguished Professor of English and creative writing at UNC-Chapel Hill. His amazing talents have awed fellow North Carolinians for years.
“A Forgotten Migration” tells the story of how and why these segregation scholarships were awarded by states in the US South to Black students seeking graduate education in the pre–Brown v. Board of Education (1954) era.
Promptly after the election President-elect Trump announced some of some of his close support group, and the proposed roster presents potential problems.
My wife Harriet and I were grateful last month to be invited to the Tar Heel Tribute, an annual in-person event for Carolina veterans and typically includes a complimentary luncheon with a special gift and keynote presentation.