Gift Announcements

Stories celebrating philanthropic gifts and the impact donors make possible.

Carolina Stories

Bob Lauterborn smiles while standing next to a painting by his late wife on the wall in the background

6 min read

'Absolutely perfect'

Exterior of Carroll Hall, the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media.

3 min read

Reporting on N.C.’s Latino communities

Michol Dawson with family.

4 min read

Accelerating students' impact on global public health

Left: Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Gene Roberts ’54; Right: An 1895 woodblock print by Kobayashi Kiyochika

9 min read

The storytelling of art

A view of the Old Well framed through the doorway of South Building

3 min read

Gift establishes first endowed professorship for faculty of the new School of Civic Life and Leadership

Ilana Finley sits on a stool in front of a white cloth backdrop.

3 min read

‘Carolina gave me so much’

A box on the back of a bike reads UNC Project Lilongwe, Malawi

2 min read

State-of-the-art facility, state-of-the-art care

The Building Integrated Communities and Institute for the Study of the Americas team in the FedEx Global Education Center.

2 min read

Increasing inclusivity in local government

A portrait of the Summeys

2 min read

A legacy of adventure

Mike Smith and Maurice Smith pose for a photo

2 min read

Supporting local communities

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

Nicci and Martin Gafinowitz

4 min read

Preserving a natural treasure