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'

Frank Leibfarth working in a lab.

4 min read

Supporting Carolina chemists

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

3 min read

Reporting on N.C.’s Latino communities

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’

UNC Makerspace employees taking a RYOBI training via video call.

2 min read

A greater toolkit

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

Mike Smith and Maurice Smith pose for a photo

2 min read

Supporting local communities

Students working with computers and various devices in a lab.

2 min read

Shaping future engineers

A photo of downtown Kinston with American flag.

2 min read

Giving local governments a boost

Nancy and Doug Abbey smile for a photo outdoors on a snowy day.

2 min read

Promoting constructive discourse