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Carolina Stories

Suzi Analogue stands in front of a colorful mural with a turntable in the foreground

5 min read

Good vibrations

Left: Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Gene Roberts ’54; Right: An 1895 woodblock print by Kobayashi Kiyochika

9 min read

The storytelling of art

Mathias Zimba stands with two mothers in front of a home in rural Zambia

3 min read

Meet Mathias Zimba, executive director of Rising Fountains

Hayley Cartee throws sticky notes in the air during a performance of Every Brilliant Thing.

2 min read

‘Every Brilliant Thing’ uses theater to build resilience

Sepia-toned portrait of Dr. Kimball King speaking at a conference.

10 min read

Life-changing lessons from a beloved professor

Left to right: Dr. Dana Lebo; Hilary Lithgow; Sam Rodriguez (submitted photo)

2 min read

Empowering veterans in unconventional ways

Kristy Woodson Harvey poses with arms crossed.

4 min read

Best-selling author finds home in Carolina

Craige Parking Deck with artwork that represents Carolina

2 min read

Communicating Carolina’s excellence through art

Louise Hoff taking on skateboard

2 min read

Skateboarding and public health provide a transformative journey at Carolina

Alisa Eanes points at an ultrasound

2 min read

Carolina Covenant Scholar becomes rural OB-GYN

Veteran Matty Colon pets a horse

1 min watch

Helping veterans THRIVE: Matty Colón’s story

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

2 min read

She sees a future in optometry