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History and Traditions
Read stories about Carolina’s history and the many long-standing traditions that make being a Tar Heel unique.
Seniors climb the Bell Tower
One month from Commencement, soon-to-be grads joined a long-standing tradition of scaling the historic landmark.
PlayMakers announces 50th anniversary season
The milestone year includes six dynamic productions, ranging from a Greek epic to a contemporary Broadway sensation.
This Blue Devil embraces Tar Heel traditions
Rushing Franklin Street is just one way Robertson scholar Clark Easley is making the most of his Campus Switch semester.
She made history with her Carolina studies
Aliyah Griffith ’22 (MS), 25 (PhD) is the first Black student at UNC-Chapel Hill to earn advanced degrees in marine sciences.
Descendants learn more about Carolina’s first Japanese graduate
More than a century after his 1918 graduation, 13 members of Kameichi Kato’s family visited his alma mater.
Class marshals have been leading Commencement since the 1800s
Over the decades, these special Tar Heels kept the event on schedule with “savoir faire,” sometimes sporting gold-headed canes.