Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Sharon Lawrence stands outside PlayMakers Repertory Company.

4 min read

One-woman show spotlights Sharon Lawrence

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

4 min read

Because of you: 2024 giving highlights

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

4 min read

Top 10 Carolina Stories 2024

Board with post-it note responses to question "What does the South mean to you?"

5 min read

Filling a major gap in oral history

Person holds headphones against ears while peering down at laptop.

2 min watch

Uplifting Asian and Asian American experiences

Five people take a selfie outdoors under a patio umbrella at night.

4 min read

Q&A: Ebon Freeman-James

Portrait of Ben Fountain outside.

3 min read

Alumnus honored with Thomas Wolfe Prize

Grace White

5 min read

Expanding the Ackland’s conservation efforts

A collage showing the Olympic rings and four students with Parisian icons

8 min read

Ringing in the Summer Olympics

BurchFellow

3 min read

Burch Fellows explore hidden side of Olympic Games

LessonPlans

3 min read

Pilot program brings West Africa to local classrooms

A portrait of Naomi Andre facing the camera on a gray background

3 min read

Ask a Professor: Naomi André