Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Portrait of Robert Laidlaw against a backdrop image of the Old Well.

4 min read

A lifetime of giving back

A smiling woman seated indoors framed within a blue location pin graphic. London cityscape in the back with 'Tar Heels Everywhere' and ‘London’ text.

6 min read

Tar Heels Everywhere: London

Group of SPARK participants at the fall retreat.

4 min read

Fueling confidence and courage through SPARK

A woman stands in an office setting with a map pin graphic that surrounds her in blue that reads "Tar Heels Everywhere" and "Singapore."

7 min read

Tar Heels Everywhere: Singapore

Five people smile for the camera at a ribbon-cutting ceremony under a balloon arch.

3 min read

Celebrating Native presence on campus

Aerial view of UNC-Chapel Hill campus at night.

8 min read

Zietlow Fellows foster community

Window panels to a conference room with a banner that reads "PNC, Capital Markets Lab."

5 min read

More than a classroom

Pepper Dowd

4 min read

The Legacy of Pepper Dowd: 50 Years of Philanthropy

Two smiling Carolina Covenant Scholars with a blue Carolina Covenant sign in the background and a video play button in the bottom right-hand corner.

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The Carolina Covenant: Then, now and forever

4 min read

Tar Heels connect through Carolina College Advising Corps

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

Portrait of Ariayana Harrell smiling with UNC-Chapel Hill campus in the background.

4 min read

The arc of a Covenant Scholar