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Carolina Stories

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Ask a Professor: Katrijn Gielens talks Black Friday

Naomi King smiles at the camera with the Bell Tower in the background.

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Aspiring nurse leader embraces community and purpose

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'

Carolina Cupboard for the 2023 Pantry Bowl

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Fighting food insecurity on campus

Michol Dawson with family.

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Accelerating students' impact on global public health

Karen Jordan calling for the UNC crew team as coxswain.

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Steering toward sustainability

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

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

Lauren Schultes poses for a photo

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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.

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Carolina honors Tom Kenan for lifetime of giving and service