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Carolina Stories

Michael Kennedy speaking at a podium

4 min read

Q&A with Michael Kennedy

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3 min read

Carolina’s libraries connect a dad and daughter

Kat Goodpaster in front of the FedEx Global Education Center.

4 min read

Global Heel: Kat Goodpaster

Exterior of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.

4 min read

Beech Award recognizes Atkinson’s use of data to confront disparities

A sea lion is perched on a rock underwater with his head pointing up above the waterline

6 min read

Kenan Galapagos Fellows Program launches fall 2024

Nikin and Rashmi Shah with their three children in front of a UNC sign.

4 min read

A Family’s Legacy of Education and Curiosity

A portrait of Rick Margerison surrounded by a decorative Tar Heel blue frame that says 50 Years Board of Visitors

3 min read

Q&A with Rick Margerison

Three men in hardhats stand in a water treatment plant. The man in the middle is pointing at a piece of equipment.

1 min read

Flowing together

Jane Ellison takes her glasses off as she speaks behind a podium. The photo is framed in blue and says 50 Years, Board of Visitors

4 min read

Q&A with Jane Ellison: ‘Everyone has something to give’

Lauren Schultes poses for a photo

4 min read

A pitch-perfect career

Tom Kenan ’59 (center) with (from left) Robert Baynard, Lawrence Gray ’86, Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts and Vice Chancellor for Development Mike Andreasen.

3 min read

Carolina honors Tom Kenan for lifetime of giving and service

Heart graphic

3 min read

How to heal a broken heart