Student Life

16 Apr: Sangam

UNC—Chapel Hill's South Asian student organization was founded in 1987 with twelve members. The name comes from the Hindi word…

16 Apr: ROTC

The university began a Reserve Officer Training Program on campus in fall 1940, when the U.S. Navy placed a ROTC…

16 Apr: Robertson Scholars

In 2000 alumnus Julian Robertson and his wife, Josephine, gave $24 million to establish an unusual scholarship program that would…

16 Apr: Physical education

While early Carolina students often participated in outdoor games, the university did not require physical education until 1891. To encourage…

16 Apr: Naval Armory

As the campus ramped up military training facilities during World War II, the U.S. Navy funded the construction of an…