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

2 min read

Empowering veterans in unconventional ways

Louise Hoff taking on skateboard

2 min read

Skateboarding and public health provide a transformative journey at Carolina

Nora Elsayed and Hunter Vaughan stand side by side with arms crossed

5 min read

Leading now and into the future

Veteran Matty Colon pets a horse

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Helping veterans THRIVE: Matty Colón’s story

Dante Pittman stands with hand on hips with Whirligig Park in the background

3 min read

Going back to where he started

Carolina Blue Sky Scholar Lamin Saidy poses with arms crossed facing the camera under a portico

2 min read

An opportunity to grow

Carolina Cupboard Volunteers

5 min read

Tackling N.C. State on the field and hunger off the field

Kessler Scholar Emily Shipway stands on a rooftop leaning against a railing with trees and sky in the background

4 min read

Kessler Scholar finds a family

D.J. Murphy smiles outdoors.

2 min read

Leadership skills for a better tomorrow

A portrait from the shoulders up of Maribel Carrion with The Well in the background.

2 min read

Finding a way

Carolina donor Luther Hodges greets recipients of a scholarship created in his name

2 min read

Luther Hodges Scholars program launches this fall

Athletes do pushups in a gym.

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Power Hour