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Brooke Baldwin, CNN anchor, to speak at Commencement

Brooke Baldwin, CNN anchor, to speak at Commencement

Brooke Baldwin, CNN news anchor and a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will deliver the Commencement address at the University on May 14 in Kenan Stadiu…

UNC launches Carolina Angel Network

UNC launches Carolina Angel Network

Startups are a crucial part of a dynamic economy, creating innovations and jobs, but they struggle to find funding from investors. The newly launched Carolina Angel Network (CAN), …

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…