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Jack Austin smiles for the camera wearing a button-down top and suit jacket in the atrium of a building.

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Another mission accomplished

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This Royster studies oysters

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Tar Heels connect through Carolina College Advising Corps

Portrait of Ariayana Harrell smiling with UNC-Chapel Hill campus in the background.

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The arc of a Covenant Scholar

Three people stand next to the Galapagos Science Center sign in the Galapagos.

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A world of support

Dr. Frederick Bowman Jr. sits in a lounge chair at his home in Chapel Hill.

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A lifetime of giving

Jim Jones speaks at the Alpha Challenge with a microphone in his hand and a presentation behind him that reads "Alpha Challenge presented by William Blair."

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A solid investment

Carolina students throw caps into the air with fireworks in the background during commencement at Kenan Memorial Stadium.

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Rewind: The top 12 photos of 2024

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

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Top 10 Carolina Stories 2024

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Ask a Professor: Katrijn Gielens talks Black Friday

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

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A passion for math leads to a new path

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

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Why I Give: Supporting students after Helene