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    Employee bonuses to arrive in December

    As part of the new state budget, faculty and staff will soon receive one-time bonuses, with raises coming in 2022. The budget also funds important University initiatives and building repairs.

  • Ruben in a cap and gown by the Bell Tower.

    Another step forward

    Ruben Rakonczai moved to the United States from Hungary with a suitcase and his parents looking for a better life. The Tar Heel and his family will make another step forward in that journey this weekend when Rakonczai graduates from Carolina.

  • Nick Perlin standing outside.

    Making a dream a reality

    Graduating senior Nick Perlin will fulfill one of his childhood dreams when he graduates from UNC-Chapel Hill this weekend. But the journey to Winter Commencement wasn't an easy one for the future journalist.

  • Saskia Staimpel

    Sharing Black history and culture

    Senior Saskia Staimpel has expanded her interests in Black student activism through undergraduate research and a fellowship at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History.

  • Max Spiegel poses for a photo outside.

    Exploring the world through popular music

    Maximilian Spiegel will graduate in December and plans to pursue a career in academia based on his interdisciplinary study of popular music.

  • Hannah King with Rameses

    Caring for a Tar Heel icon

    Graduating senior Hannah King grew up on a sheep farm in rural North Carolina, and when she got to Chapel Hill, she realized there was a high-profile role that she was perfectly qualified for: caring for Rameses XXII.

  • Taylor Williams at the Old Well.

    Graduating Tar Heel prepares to give back

    Taylor Williams spent her time in Chapel Hill studying human development and family studies at the UNC School of Education to gain the tools she needs to support students from her hometown of Warrenton, North Carolina.

  • Four people on Zoom screens

    Approved state budget gives 2.5% raises to employees

    Employee Forum delegates heard details about when employees will see this year’s raise and a one-time bonus, though it will likely be in the first two months of the new year.