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Chancellor Lee Roberts holding the 2025 Lux Libertas Philanthropy Award to Paul Fulton ’57

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Paul Fulton Honored with Lux Libertas Award

Jim Jones speaks at the Alpha Challenge with a microphone in his hand and a presentation behind him that reads "Alpha Challenge presented by William Blair."

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A solid investment

Tazanna Jones stands on campus of UNC-Chapel Hill wearing a hot pink dress.

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Blue Sky Scholar loves the law

A portrait of Carpentier on a two-toned blue background graphic.

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Ask a Professor: Francesca Dillman Carpentier on the effect of media messages

Sharon Lawrence stands outside PlayMakers Repertory Company.

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One-woman show spotlights Sharon Lawrence

Left: Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Gene Roberts ’54; Right: An 1895 woodblock print by Kobayashi Kiyochika

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Top 10 Carolina Stories 2024

A shoulders-up portrait of Lilly Washburn.

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The best of both worlds

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Ask a Professor: Katrijn Gielens talks Black Friday

Close up headshots of Susan and Ritch Allison with the western North Carolina mountains in the background.

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Why I Give: Supporting students after Helene

A waist-up portrait of John Moody with the ocean in the background.

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Keeping Carolina a special place

Katharine deGolian poses with the Old Well in the background.

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'A community that I'm part of and always will be'

Mason Murr in front of Eiffel Tower

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Olympic gold legacy