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Carolina Stories

Incoming first-year Taylor Elgin poses in front of a mural in her hometown, with mountains in the background.

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Excited to be Upward Bound

Portrait of Logan Amos standing outside with UNC-Chapel Hill's campus in the background

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Following in her father’s footsteps

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

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Finding a way

Ilana Finley sits on a stool in front of a white cloth backdrop.

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‘Carolina gave me so much’

Fellows from Southern Futures Undergraduate Fellows.

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Southern voices, future leaders

Sonny Griffith sits at a table in Wilson Library while typing on a laptop while looking at the camera.

3 min read

Following the narrative

Carolina senior on a recent hike in Tennessee.

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Backpacking for bats

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

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Luther Hodges Scholars program launches this fall

Luther Hodges shakes hands with a student.

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Luther Hodges Scholars

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

5 min read

No higher calling

Pediatric dentist working on a child.

1 min read

Supporting future pediatric dentist residents

Karen Shelton stands in Karen Shelton stadium.

9 min read

Lessons beyond the field