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Person in military uniform kneels down in field to handle drone equipment.

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Military grad student up for promotion

Portrait of person with short, curly black hair wearing a white top and a white and black patterned shawl.

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Trading zoning maps for disaster relief work

South Building at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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In SCiLL pilot, students to exercise free expression, civil discourse

Jed Atkins in front of the Old Well

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Meet Jed Atkins, SCiLL director and dean

Dante Pittman stands with hand on hips with Whirligig Park in the background

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Going back to where he started

A view of the Old Well framed through the doorway of South Building

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Gift establishes first endowed professorship for faculty of the new School of Civic Life and Leadership

An exterior photo of the School of Government building.

1 min read

High-impact fellows

A thumbnail for a video, featuring an bird eye view of a town with a blue bar saying, "A New Beginning."

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Kannapolis, revitalized

Shayla Douglas stands in downtown Garner

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Leading locally

Chris Atack and Duane Hampton in police uniforms pose at the UNC School of Government.

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A Mission for Public Service

Neta Mishly smiles in front of a window.

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Promoting peace, piece-by-piece

The Building Integrated Communities and Institute for the Study of the Americas team in the FedEx Global Education Center.

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Increasing inclusivity in local government