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Carolina Stories

Jim and Frances Kerr

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Supporting civil rights work

Carolina Covenant Scholar Lindsay Corbett poses outside on UNC's campus.

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Building a Family of Scholars

Portrait of Whitney Nobel standing in front of the Old Well

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Stepping Ahead

Portrait of Matthew Wood running up the stairs at Kenan Stadium

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Graduating debt-free? ‘That’s crazy!’

Ashley Medina plays the flute

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A Call to Serve

Daniel Bowen (right) meets with Ross Tompkins, assistant to the town manager, to discuss Chapel Hill's sustainability initiative.

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Giving back to the community

SECU Foundation members holding check

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Investing in local leadership

Person sitting in a chair, working on laptop in the Launch Chapel Hill space.

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Launching local innovation

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Uplifting a community

Jason P. Mihalik, PhD, co-director, Matthew A. Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center; Terry Rhodes, PhD, dean, College of Arts & Sciences; Dr. James Kelly, executive director, Marcus Institute for Brain Health; Kevin Guskiewicz, PhD, chancellor

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Treating Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans

Sarah Hoffman portrait

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An advocate for mental health

Sarah Hoffman smiling for a photo.

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Advocating for mental health