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News for the Carolina community

  • Smiling Alison Friedman perched on theater seats.

    Alison Friedman wants the arts to reconnect us

    The Carolina Performing Arts director says live performance can instill joy, belonging and collective well-being.

  • A screenshot of a zoom call.

    Employee Forum: benefits enrollment portals, library resources, more

    Delegates heard about changes in benefits enrollment process, efforts to increase some staff salaries and free resources through University Libraries.

  • Orlando Hernandez

    Taking a step forward

    The process of going from high school to college always felt like a bit of an unknown for Orlando Hernandez, but through Carolina's C-STEP program, the Tar Heel found the support and guidance he was looking for.

  • Skylar Mclean

    A different path

    Carolina has been Skylar Mclean's dream school since she was a kid, but while attending high school, she didn't feel that she was academically or financially ready for Carolina. A school field trip to a local community college changed the trajectory of her post-secondary education plans of pursuing a career in nursing.

  • Jordan Truglio standing outside.

    Getting to Carolina, step by step

    A former marine sergeant and current Tar Heel Jordan Truglio shares his journey to Carolina.

  • Enya Dewars in a white dress

    C-STEP carves a path to Ph.D.

    C-Step alumna Enya Dewars is using what she learned in the program in her doctorate work as a researcher.

  • Mimi Tra

    Learning how to ask for help

    Senior Mimi Tra overcame medical hurdles to attend Carolina through C-STEP, all while also serving as an EMT.

  • A person in a lab.

    Freezer Challenge encourages energy-saving practices

    As part of a growing green-lab movement, Carolina competes with labs internationally to cut the high cost of cold storage.