Know your Ws
Whether you’re heading to class or grabbing dinner on Franklin Street, knowing your Ws — wear, wait and wash — is critical for keeping the community safe.
Welcome to Carolina
Meet our newest Tar Heels
The Carolina community grows a little bigger each August, as thousands of new first-year, transfer and graduate students officially become Tar Heels, and new faculty and staff members begin their Carolina careers.
Whether they're with us in Chapel Hill this fall or beginning their studies from afar, we're excited to welcome our newest students.
Take a look at the numbers that illustrate our growing community, and then read below to meet some of the amazing new students.
Numbers as of Aug. 3, 2020
- 4,497first-year students
- 843transfer students
- 2,312graduate students
- 1,053first-generation undergraduate students
- 97counties represented
- 718incoming students enrolled in Carolina Away
Click on a story below to meet a new student or faculty member
Starting the semester right
As you know, this year will be different than any in Carolina’s history. We will need everyone’s help to keep the Tar Heel community safe.
Working alongside our renowned infectious disease and public health experts, Carolina has implemented a new set of Community Standards and University Guidelines that include face coverings, physical distancing, hand washing and health monitoring.
Whether you’re heading to class or grabbing dinner on Franklin Street, knowing your Ws — wear, wait and wash — is critical for keeping the community safe.
Healthy Heels
Inside Carolina's classrooms
Instructional buildings and spaces will look and feel different this semester. Changes in the physical environment and modified building traffic patterns promote compliance with University Guidelines and Community Standards.
‘Doing our very best’
Teams across the University are working tirelessly to prepare for the return to campus. Here’s a look at some of what’s happening.
Protecting the Carolina community
We will need everyone’s help to keep the Tar Heel community safe this semester, and covering your mouth and nose is the best thing you can do to reduce the viral spread.