Appalachian State University professor and child clinical psychologist Kurt D. Michael, who has spent his career working to improve mental health services for young people in rural areas, has earned the James E. Holshouser, Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service from the UNC Board of Governors.
Charlotte attorney John Fennebresque, a partner and vice chairman of the McGuireWoods law firm, will serve as the next chair of the UNC Board of Governors, the policy-making body of the 17-campus University of North Carolina. His two-year term begins July 1. In addition, Asheville attorney Louis Bissette was elected to serve as vice chair …
Dr. Jay Narayan, John C. C. Fan Family Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina State University, is the 2014 recipient of the O. Max Gardner Award – the highest faculty honor given by the Board of Governors of the 17-campus University of North Carolina. High resolution version. The award, established by …
Sheri Noren Everts, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Illinois State University since 2008, has been elected Chancellor of Appalachian State University by the Board of Governors of the 17-campus University of North Carolina. UNC President Tom Ross placed Noren Everts’ name in nomination this morning (March 19) during a special meeting of …
RALEIGH – The State Board of Community Colleges and University of North Carolina Board of Governors today signed a revised Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) between the two public higher education systems, making college transfer options more defined and easier to follow. The revised agreement, driven by an increased focus on student success and the growing …
Independent counsel to conduct inquiry of information about academic irregularities University of North Carolina President Tom Ross and UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol L. Folt have retained an outside attorney to conduct an independent inquiry of academic irregularities at UNC-Chapel Hill, based on new information that may become available. The University has remained in contact with …
UNC Pembroke faculty member Dr. Ben Bahr, an internationally recognized expert on age-related, neuro-degenerative disorders, received the James E. Holshouser Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service from the UNC Board of Governors.
CHAPEL HILL, NC—Ben A. Bahr, William C. Friday Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, received the James E. Holshouser, Jr., Award for Excellence in Public Service today from the Board of Governors of the 17-campus University of North Carolina. The award, presented during the Board’s regular …
c Psychology Services at the East Carolina Heart Institute, was honored with the O. Max Gardner Award.
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 …