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A portrait of the late Joan Gillings. Joan is leaning into the frame from the left and looking into the distance.

6 min read

A legacy of excellence, strength and opportunity

Members of the 1994 UNC women's basketball team hoist up the championship trophy.

9 min read

Carolina Champions: Charlotte Smith

Katharine deGolian poses with the Old Well in the background.

3 min read

'A community that I'm part of and always will be'

Katie Dixon and teammates holding trophies after winning the 2023 NCAA championship.

7 min read

Carolina Champions: Katie Dixon

Grace White

5 min read

Expanding the Ackland’s conservation efforts

Ben Speas kneeling on the soccer field and pointing skyward in celebration.

7 min read

Carolina Champions: Ben Speas

A collage showing the Olympic rings and four students with Parisian icons

8 min read

Ringing in the Summer Olympics

Mason Murr in front of Eiffel Tower

5 min read

Olympic gold legacy

Carmichael Lobby dedication

3 min read

UNC coach’s legacy cemented forever

Tom Kenan ’59 (center) with (from left) Robert Baynard, Lawrence Gray ’86, Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts and Vice Chancellor for Development Mike Andreasen.

3 min read

Carolina honors Tom Kenan for lifetime of giving and service

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

9 min read

The storytelling of art