William C. Friday, president emeritus of the University of North Carolina and an icon of American public higher education, died peacefully in his sleep at home on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. The longtime Chapel Hill resident was 92. “Bill Friday lived a life that exemplified everything that has made our University – and the state …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHAPEL HILL, NC — The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the 17-campus University of North Carolina a seven-year, $28.6-million Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) grant to help significantly increase the number of North Carolina students who are prepared to pursue postsecondary education. As part of the …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE North Carolina State University Researcher Receives UNC Board of Governors’ Highest Faculty Honor CHAPEL HILL – Trudy F.C. Mackay, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Genetics at North Carolina State University, received the O. Max Gardner Award today(Friday, May 11) from the Board of Governors of the 16-campus University of North Carolina. Recognized as one of …