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Kevin and Amy Guskiewicz sit on a lawn, with Kevin holding his dog Charlie on a leash.

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Honoring Chancellor Guskiewicz with a heartfelt farewell

Nora Elsayed and Hunter Vaughan stand side by side with arms crossed

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Leading now and into the future

Blue Sky Scholar Heather Norland poses in front of the Old Well

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She sees a future in optometry

Lauren Baker smiles for the camera in front of the Old Well at UNC-Chapel Hill

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‘I’ve loved every second’

Kessler Scholar Emily Shipway stands on a rooftop leaning against a railing with trees and sky in the background

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Kessler Scholar finds a family

Ilana Finley sits on a stool in front of a white cloth backdrop.

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‘Carolina gave me so much’

Candice Williams, Director of the Carolina Covenant

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Celebrating milestones

Sonny Griffith sits at a table in Wilson Library while typing on a laptop while looking at the camera.

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Following the narrative

Carolina donor Luther Hodges greets recipients of a scholarship created in his name

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Luther Hodges Scholars program launches this fall

Luther Hodges shakes hands with a student.

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Luther Hodges Scholars

(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

Bryanna Ledbetter stands in front of the British Museum.

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'The highlight of my college career'