Fedex Global Education Center

UNC—Chapel Hill emphasized its growing focus on international studies and programs with the opening of the FedEx Global Education Center in 2007. The modern building at the corner of McCauley Street and Pittsboro Street houses many of the university's centers with an international focus, o...

Dialectic and Philanthropic So

Commonly known as the "Di" and "Phi," the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies are the oldest student organizations at Carolina and were at the heart of student life throughout the university's early history. Students founded a debating society in 1795, less than a year after th...

Robertson Scholars

In 2000 alumnus Julian Robertson and his wife, Josephine, gave $24 million to establish an unusual scholarship program that would enable students to enroll jointly at UNC—Chapel Hill and Duke. The Robertson Scholars take classes and participate in extracurricular activities at both schools. On...

Holi Moli

In 2008 members of the Hindu YUVA (Youth for Unity, Virtues and Action) student group held the first on-campus celebration of the Hindu holiday Holi, the "festival of colors." The event expanded in 2009, bringing in more students for the traditional ceremony, during which participants shower...