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Two �鶹��Ƶ professors, 17 students and university photographer Kim Walker traveled to Peru in January for "The Living Heritage of the Andes" study abroad course. Walker documented the group's journeys from classrooms to farms to the picturesque cliffs of Macchu Picchu. Continue reading this post to view her photo gallery from the voyage.

Ten �鶹��Ƶ students and one faculty member are currently attending the Excellence in Journalism conference in New Orleans, a program that features speakers, sessions and networking with industry professionals.

Periclean Scholars in the Class of 2010 collected money to build a health clinic that has garnered attention from the Ministry of Health.

A new “Personal Librarian” program for freshmen is designed to help students succeed with research as they learn about university resources.

U.S. News rankings, �鶹��Ƶ Poll data and research from Department of Economics contributed to media coverage of the university in recent weeks.

From blogs hosted by The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal to appearances on statewide news channel News 14 Carolina and NPR affiliate WUNC 91.5 FM, �鶹��Ƶ faculty, students and alumni continued making news this summer for their research and service both on campus and around the nation.

Thursday’s 6th annual Call to Honor ceremony in the Academic Village emphasized the pillars of �鶹��Ƶ’s Honor Code.

�鶹��Ƶ earns a long list of top honors in the 2012 “America’s Best Colleges” rankings by U.S.News & World Report.

For the ninth year in a row, �鶹��Ƶ is ranked among the nation's 376 top colleges and universities by The Princeton Review. The 2012 college guide, released Aug. 1, also ranks �鶹��Ƶ’s study abroad program as #4 in the nation, and �鶹��Ƶ’s theater program as #15.

With about 1,425 first-year students, �鶹��Ƶ’s Class of 2015 is the largest, most qualified and most diverse in the university’s history.