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Man peers down at his phone in one hand while being surrounded by trees.

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Senior researches cicadas’ impact on local food web

Charles Hands and two Covenant students sit at a table laughing.

4 min read

A passion for helping others

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Going beyond degree completion

A smiling student sits in the stands at a football game looking out into the horizon.

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'The audacity to think we could do it'

A portrait of Rick Margerison surrounded by a decorative Tar Heel blue frame that says 50 Years Board of Visitors

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Q&A with Rick Margerison

Lauren Schultes poses for a photo

4 min read

A pitch-perfect career

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’