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WATCH: Happy Holidays from Chancellor Folt

WATCH: Happy Holidays from Chancellor Folt

Enjoy this holiday video from our wonderful Chancellor. …

Mama Dip celebrates 40 years in the restaurant business

Mama Dip celebrates 40 years in the restaurant business

Celebrating its 40th anniversary this month, Mama Dip’s Kitchen is a Chapel Hill institution and so is its founder, Mildred “Mama Dip” Council, 87. The granddaughter of a sl…

Watch: Autumn comes to campus

Watch: Autumn comes to campus

Leaves are falling, temperatures are cooling — and the holidays are coming. Take 30 seconds to savor Fall at Carolina ... …

Watch: A Week of Tar Heel Service

Watch: A Week of Tar Heel Service

Tar Heels registered to complete 95 service projects across the state, nation and world as part of the General Alumni Association’s 2016 Tar Heel Day of Service, which was celeb…

Carolina names scholarships to honor noteworthy ‘firsts’

Carolina names scholarships to honor noteworthy ‘firsts’

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has named existing grants and fellowships to honor courageous people who represent important “firsts” in the University’s hist…

University Day 2016: A legacy on which to build

University Day 2016: A legacy on which to build

The laying of Old East’s cornerstone 223 years ago marked the founding of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the reason University Day is celebrated each year. …

Top 5 again

Top 5 again

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation’s first public university, again ranks among the very best. For the 16th year in a row, Carolina – a leading publ…

Watch: UNC's new marketing campaign

Watch: UNC's new marketing campaign

"Carolina isn't just a place you go. It's a place you take with you."   McCorkle Place isn’t the only place to find the Old Well anymore. From South America’s mos…

The Rathskeller’s Legendary Lasagna Lives On

The Rathskeller’s Legendary Lasagna Lives On

Steve Oldham had the skirt steak. He had the grilled onions. After chasing down the right garlic butter, he finally had the perfect Texas toast. His steak fries were exactly the ri…