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Carolina Stories

Pepper Dowd

4 min read

The Legacy of Pepper Dowd: 50 Years of Philanthropy

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3 min read

Pilot program brings West Africa to local classrooms

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

Fellows from Southern Futures Undergraduate Fellows.

9 min read

Southern voices, future leaders

A person wearing a wide-brimmed hat and traditional patterned clothing smiles while tending rice plants in a lush mountain field, with a woven basket on their back and green hills in the background.

2 min read

Supporting Southeast Asian Studies

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

mayalinCS

2 min read

Art, architecture and memorials

James and Susan Moeser pose outdoors in front of South Building on UNC-Chapel Hill's campus.

5 min read

A Milestone Investment

Banners reading You are Everything Carolina Performing Arts 18/19 hang from the front of Memorial Hall.

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Driving powerful change

Leaders on stage during a Pope Foundation gift event.

1 min read

An investment in people

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Arts Everywhere

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The intersection of innovation and creativity