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Carolina Stories

Cast of "Hello, Dolly!" performing on stage in Victorian-era costumes.

4 min read

It’s so nice to have you back where you belong

Graphic with Carolina blue argyle and a black and white portrait of Horace Williams.

4 min read

How one man’s gift shapes a new generation of philosophy scholars

Nicholas Law, head of the Argus Array project, poses with a telescope beneath the Milky Way

8 min read

Watching all the stars align

Portrait of Addie Afeworki in her cap and gown dropped into Carolina argyle graphic.

6 min read

Making space for a dream fulfilled

Grace Brown and Sunny Burrows seated at an outdoor table.

5 min read

Mentorship helped graduating Peachtree Scholar find her path

Bob Goldstein and TK Pham sitting on a bench with coffees

5 min read

Spring graduate found community through the Carolina Covenant

Caroline Robinson stands outside the FedEx Global Education Center at UNC-Chapel Hill.

8 min read

Graduating college as a student and former patient

13 Diplomacy Lab students in business attire pose for a group photo with Professor Neil Gaikwad

6 min read

UNC-Chapel Hill students help shape U.S. foreign policy

Person stands at a group of table with two others.

3 min read

Carolina alum brings art and business together

Five ACRED members stand behind a table.

5 min read

Alumni Q&A with Oliver Pau

A close-up view of Stephen Eckel holding his IV dosing device

8 min read

Donor funding bridges innovation ‘valley of death’

Portrait of a man with glasses and short hair wearing a black suit.

4 min read

Ask a Professor: Jan-Benedict Steenkamp on the history of leaders