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Black and white mock up of a vintage printing machine against a blue circular backdrop.

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10-millionth volume celebrates philanthropy, illuminates printing technology

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

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A legacy of excellence, strength and opportunity

Board with post-it note responses to question "What does the South mean to you?"

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Filling a major gap in oral history

Person holds headphones against ears while peering down at laptop.

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Uplifting Asian and Asian American experiences

Close up headshots of Susan and Ritch Allison with the western North Carolina mountains in the background.

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Why I Give: Supporting students after Helene

Shelley Belk and Van Eure smiling in front of the Angus Barn restaurant.

7 min read

Forty years of hope

Grace White

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Expanding the Ackland’s conservation efforts

An aerial shot of the Galapagos Science Center with a beach in the foreground

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Inaugural Kenan Galapagos Fellows launch new research

A smiling student sits in the stands at a football game looking out into the horizon.

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'The audacity to think we could do it'

Mason Murr in front of Eiffel Tower

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Olympic gold legacy

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World-widening gift takes UNC Hussman student to Spain

Kat Goodpaster in front of the FedEx Global Education Center.

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Global Heel: Kat Goodpaster