Impact Stories

Stories that show how privately funded research, programs and initiatives are making a difference.

Carolina Stories

Portrait of Olin and Marilyn Setzer Treadway smiling.

4 min read

Planned gift to University Library honors parents

A group of SILS master's students take a photo on their career trek to Washington, D.C.

4 min read

New connections and careers

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

4 min read

Top 10 Carolina Stories 2024

Dante Pittman stands with hand on hips with Whirligig Park in the background

3 min read

Going back to where he started

Shayla Douglas stands in downtown Garner

2 min read

Leading locally

Dante Pittman poses outside with hands on hips and whirligigs in the background.

3 min read

Strengthening North Carolina’s local governments

Joe Nail poses for a portrait outdoors, surrounded by silver tables.

1 min read

Making government jobs cool again

Justin Stirewalt smiles with green plants in the background.

1 min read

A dedication to public service runs in the family

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5 min read

For The Greater Good Of The Order

Sharon and Doug Rothwell smile with a city landscape in the background.

2 min read

MPA excellence: Preparing the next generation