Gift Announcements

Stories celebrating philanthropic gifts and the impact donors make possible.

Carolina Stories

Carolina women's soccer team members jump with glee on the soccer field.

4 min read

Because of you: 2024 giving highlights

Nikin and Rashmi Shah with their three children in front of a UNC sign.

4 min read

A Family’s Legacy of Education and Curiosity

Illustration of John Powell and Jacquelyn Dowd Hall from the shoulders up

6 min read

Honoring a pioneering scholar of the South

(Left to right) Kate Golson and Fareeda Akewusola pose together courtside at a Carolina basketball game in the Dean E. Smith Center.

2 min read

Attracting exceptional students

A portrait of Sam Hackett on campus with graphics highlighting him as a scholarship recipient.

4 min read

Doubling Down

A portrait of the Summeys

2 min read

A legacy of adventure

Roy Smith and his wife pose in front of a lake alongside a portrait of Roy when he was a college student.

1 min read

A world of possibility and promise

John and Kathy Britton

2 min read

Supporting student research

Susan Gravely and Bill Ross gaze at each other on a balcony overlooking the city of Florence.

5 min read

Giving the Gift of Global Education

Steve Cumbie

5 min read

Excellence, unrestricted

Michael Bryant Hicks Smiles towards the camera as his son sticks his tung out.

1 min read

Igniting a global spark in students

Charles and Sue Plambeck

5 min read

Philanthropy, a Plambeck family affair