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Carolina Stories

Matthew Thornton looks into the distance with the Bell Tower in the background.

2 min read

A passion for math leads to a new path

Person holds headphones against ears while peering down at laptop.

2 min watch

Uplifting Asian and Asian American experiences

Board with post-it note responses to question "What does the South mean to you?"

5 min read

Filling a major gap in oral history

Close up headshots of Susan and Ritch Allison with the western North Carolina mountains in the background.

4 min read

Why I Give: Supporting students after Helene

Senior Rachel Geyer is researching why some corals grow more complex skeletons and how that might make them more resilient.

3 min read

Student’s research to help endangered coral

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

4 min read

Senior researches cicadas’ impact on local food web

Portrait of Jashawnna Gladney smiling.

3 min read

A continuation of advocacy

Portrait of Ben Fountain outside.

3 min read

Alumnus honored with Thomas Wolfe Prize

Grace White

5 min read

Expanding the Ackland’s conservation efforts

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

4 min read

A passion for helping others

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4 min read

Going beyond degree completion

A closeup of fingers holding a small fish in a clear plastic sample box

9 min read

From riverbanks to labs