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Graphic with Carolina blue argyle and a black and white portrait of Horace Williams.

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How one man’s gift shapes a new generation of philosophy scholars

Professor Flavio Frohlich faces the camera seated at a desk wearing tACS head-gear

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Top 12 Carolina Stories 2025

Raegan Murphy smiling and working in a garden.

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The best videos of 2025

Jason Mihalik, Denise Singleton and Shawn Kane pose at the inaugural Knott Family Bridging Ceremony. Denise is holding a THRIVE plaque.

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Family gift honors veterans' journey through recovery

Painting sits in a glass box on display with person passing in the background.

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Exhibit adds splash of 'Color'

Portrait of Robert Laidlaw against a backdrop image of the Old Well.

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A lifetime of giving back

Aerial view of UNC-Chapel Hill campus at night.

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Zietlow Fellows foster community

Carolina students and Aubrey Snowden, assistant teaching professor in the Department of Dramatic Art, pointing at a sign for 'The Making of a Broadway Show' exhibit while visiting New York City

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Broadway Comes to UNC-Chapel Hill: $2 Million Gift Enhances Undergraduate Experience in Dramatic Art

Chancellor Lee Roberts holding the 2025 Lux Libertas Philanthropy Award to Paul Fulton ’57

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Paul Fulton Honored with Lux Libertas Award

One person stands with a microphone and another sits on a stage with a guitar. Sign behind reads "Carolina Public Humanities: Connecting People Through Ideas."

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‘A wonderful vote of confidence’

Carolina women's soccer team members jump with glee on the soccer field.

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Because of you: 2024 giving highlights

Grace White

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Expanding the Ackland’s conservation efforts