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Carolina Stories

Illustration of John Powell and Jacquelyn Dowd Hall from the shoulders up

6 min read

Honoring a pioneering scholar of the South

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

3 min read

Going back to where he started

A view of the Old Well framed through the doorway of South Building

3 min read

Gift establishes first endowed professorship for faculty of the new School of Civic Life and Leadership

Pamela Brewington stands in front of the North Carolina Administration Building.

5 min read

No higher calling

An exterior photo of the School of Government building.

1 min read

High-impact fellows

A thumbnail for a video, featuring an bird eye view of a town with a blue bar saying, "A New Beginning."

1 min watch

Kannapolis, revitalized

Portrait of Aimee Wall arms crossed, smiling at camera.

2 min read

Serving local leaders

Shayla Douglas stands in downtown Garner

2 min read

Leading locally

A man plays a cigar box fiddle.

2 min read

Archiving African American folklife

Chris Atack and Duane Hampton in police uniforms pose at the UNC School of Government.

1 min read

A Mission for Public Service

Picture of Maxine Brown-Davis.

2 min read

Representation and access, today and tomorrow

Researchers stand in front of a screen that displays social media posts

1 min read

Democracy in the digital age