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Grace Brown and Sunny Burrows seated at an outdoor table.

5 min read

Mentorship helped graduating Peachtree Scholar find her path

Caroline Robinson stands outside the FedEx Global Education Center at UNC-Chapel Hill.

8 min read

Graduating college as a student and former patient

Meghan Parker leans on Cam's shoulder at Titus' funeral.

5 min read

Titus strong

An older man stands behind a seated woman on a wooden patio, both smiling, with glass doors and a railing in the background.

3 min read

‘The right thing to do’

Photo collage depicting students and staff volunteering to provide families and children with food resources.

4 min read

Fighting hunger, feeding hope

Bob Lauterborn smiles while standing next to a painting by his late wife on the wall in the background

6 min read

'Absolutely perfect'

Barbara Stephenson presents Taketo "Mike" Furuhata with a book at the SEUS Japan conference.

4 min read

Tar Heels in Japan

Pam Lucas sits on a bench at the Carolina Inn.

3 min read

Leading through service

Blue Sky Scholar Zoey Ainsworth poses for an outdoor portrait.

4 min read

Learning with heart

7 min read

Learning to give back

Students clear debris in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. One student stands smiling at the camera while holding a shovel.

2 min watch

Mentors, mountains and a mission

Window panels to a conference room with a banner that reads "PNC, Capital Markets Lab."

5 min read

More than a classroom