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Timothy McLendon standing on Polk Place at UNC-Chapel Hill.

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From reluctant applicant to senior class president

Mina Bayraktar stands in front of the doors of Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

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Beyond the Well: Reaching out, returning home

Aerial view of UNC-Chapel Hill campus at night.

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Zietlow Fellows foster community

Person in military uniform kneels down in field to handle drone equipment.

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Military grad student up for promotion

Pepper Dowd

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The Legacy of Pepper Dowd: 50 Years of Philanthropy

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This Royster studies oysters

Portrait of person with short, curly black hair wearing a white top and a white and black patterned shawl.

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Trading zoning maps for disaster relief work

A man and a woman sit side-by-side in the seats of an auditorium. The man drapes his right arm around the woman while both face the camera.

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Crafting their story

Four dramatic art students stand on a subway staircase with Broadway posters in the background.

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Bring Broadway to Carolina

Carolina students and Aubrey Snowden, assistant teaching professor in the Department of Dramatic Art, pointing at a sign for 'The Making of a Broadway Show' exhibit while visiting New York City

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Broadway Comes to UNC-Chapel Hill: $2 Million Gift Enhances Undergraduate Experience in Dramatic Art

Charlotte Montgomery smiles for the camera while working in a fume hood and wearing protective glasses.

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Investigating the smallest details

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Tar Heels connect through Carolina College Advising Corps