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One person stands with a microphone and another sits on a stage with a guitar. Sign behind reads "Carolina Public Humanities: Connecting People Through Ideas."

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‘A wonderful vote of confidence’

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

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Because of you: 2024 giving highlights

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

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A Family’s Legacy of Education and Curiosity

Stephen H. Israel portrait

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$10 Million Gift Seeks to Ignite a ‘Humanities Renaissance’ at UNC-Chapel Hill

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

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Carolina honors Tom Kenan for lifetime of giving and service

Gustavo Gonzalez

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Embracing every opportunity

Illustration of John Powell and Jacquelyn Dowd Hall from the shoulders up

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Honoring a pioneering scholar of the South

Exterior of the Learning Center building.

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A resource for all

(Left to right) Kate Golson and Fareeda Akewusola pose together courtside at a Carolina basketball game in the Dean E. Smith Center.

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Attracting exceptional students

Portrait of Courtney Chaaban.

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Analyzing adolescent ACLs

A portrait of Sam Hackett on campus with graphics highlighting him as a scholarship recipient.

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Doubling Down

A portrait of Thomas Wadden

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Empowering clinical psychology graduate students