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Portrait of Robert Laidlaw against a backdrop image of the Old Well.

4 min read

A lifetime of giving back

Tazanna Jones stands on campus of UNC-Chapel Hill wearing a hot pink dress.

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Blue Sky Scholar loves the law

Charles Hands and two Covenant students sit at a table laughing.

4 min read

A passion for helping others

Graduate Emma Cohn poses in front of the Well.

2 min read

A graduate's journey from Chapel Hill to New Zealand

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

5 min read

Leading now and into the future

Fellows from Southern Futures Undergraduate Fellows.

9 min read

Southern voices, future leaders

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

5 min read

No higher calling

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

Dante Pittman poses outside with hands on hips and whirligigs in the background.

3 min read

Strengthening North Carolina’s local governments

An action shot of Gigi Cloney wearing boxing gloves

4 min read

‘Serendipitous’ Support

Jim and Frances Kerr

2 min read

Supporting civil rights work

Sarah Hoffman portrait

4 min read

An advocate for mental health