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For Tift Merritt, Time and Patience Have Made the Difference

Tift Merritt never thought she’d end up back in her hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina. For about 15 years she toured through America and Europe to support a number of exceptional albums, particularly 2004’s Tambourine. Released on Lost Highway Records, that R&B-influenced LP earned a GRAMMY nomination and elevated her profile. (The Bluegrass Situation)

Rich Eisen can’t bring himself to watch Stuart Scott ’30 for 30' yet

ESPN’s latest 30 for 30 documentary stays close to home, covering the life of Stuart Scott, an icon of the Worldwide Leader’s SportsCenter era. Rich Eisen’s time at ESPN overlapped, and the two manned the SportsCenter desk together while also becoming close friends before Scott passed away in 2015 from appendiceal cancer. (Awful Announcing)

UNC business, nursing online programs rank among nation’s best

The 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Program Rankings place online master’s programs from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and the UNC School of Nursing among the best in the nation. Kenan-Flagler’s master of business administration ranks No. 3 for online MBA programs. The online general management concentration is ranked No. 1. (UNC.edu)

Gift from UNC alums will fund 20 Carolina Covenant scholars

A transformational estate gift from Dwight Jacobs ’87 and Moira Jacobs ’87 will support future generations of Carolina Covenant scholars. “If we could help 20 Dwights, that would be amazing,” said Dwight Jacobs. Long before he was in the C-suite at Duke Energy, Jacobs was a kid with roots from rural Robeson County, part of a Lumbee Indian family. (UNC.edu)

Tar Heels revel in winter weather (again)

Coming off the heels of last weekend’s snow/sleet/ice mix, UNC received more wintry weather this weekend. This time Tar Heels had pure snow to enjoy. With the beautiful Carolina campus covered in white, students braved frigid temperatures and did everything from take pictures at the Old Well to play football, build snowmen, and go sledding. (UNC.edu)

UNC alumna Dajah Stallings heads to the Super Bowl as member of Seattle Seahawks staff

You know about former UNC quarterback Drake Maye leading the New England Patriots to the Super Bowl. Serious fans might also be able to name Chazz Surratt, Mack Hollins and Amari Gainer on the two Super Bowl rosters. But here’s your introduction to Dajah Stallings, another Super Bowl-bound Tar Heel who prepared for a pro football career at UNC. (UNC.edu)

THT Newsletter: Caleb Wilson Comes Home, Belichick Denied, UNC Women's Tennis Takes Down No. 1

Since we last caught up, Caleb Wilson had a happy homecoming in Atlanta, Bill Belichick was denied election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on his first ballot, UNC Women’s Tennis took down No. 9 NC State and No. 1 Georgia, soccer legend Crystal Dunn retired, Mitch Mason updated us on his health status, and more. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

UNC's Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies celebrates 230 years of dialogue and debate

When you think of something that ties all Tar Heels together and has existed during every student’s time at the University of North Carolina, Old East and Davie Poplar likely make the list. Perhaps less well-known? The University’s first student organization. “The history of DiPhi is the history of UNC-Chapel Hill,” said John O’Connor ’11, ’15 (MPA), ’15 (MS). (UNC.edu)

An Award-Winning UNC English Professor Combines Basketball With Poetry

At the basketball courts near Cobb Residence Hall, Gabrielle Calvocoressi leads a group of students in a friendly shootaround. She’s wearing a Big Bird t-shirt that matches the colors of her orange and white striped ball. Each week, Calvocoressi — who is an English professor at UNC — meets students on the basketball court for poetry recital sessions. (Chapelboro.com)

10 ways staff kept Carolina safe during the storm

While many of us make plans to hunker down the second we see that snowflake hit our weather apps, hundreds of employees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill charged with making sure campus is as safe as possible begin to ramp up operations. Case in point: the most recent winter storm that blanketed Chapel Hill the weekend of Jan. 24. (UNC.edu)

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