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News for the Carolina community

  • unsung founders monument

    The eye of the beholder

    For the first time in 20 years, descendants of the enslaved workers the Unsung Founders Memorial was meant to honor heard directly from its originators.

  • Spencer Bakalar standing outside.

    The Carolina Covenant paved the way for Tar Heel filmmaker

    Alumna Spencer Bakalar has made a career out of filming world leaders and newsmakers like Serena Williams and Oprah Winfrey. But before she first got behind a camera at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, the Carolina Covenant paved the way for her in Chapel Hill.

  • A father and mother in formal attire flank their daughter, who wears a white wedding dress and holds a bouquet of roses.

    Coach Art’s Carolina girl

    School of Education staff member Kayla Blevins Stewart ’16 remembers her father, who learned he had advanced pancreatic cancer soon after the global pandemic hit.

  • quotes in boxes with illustrations of people

    Sharing appreciation

    On Employee Appreciation Day, the Office of Human Resources posted shout-outs from Carolina employees to their colleagues and words of deep gratitude from University leaders.

  • Students lined up outside of Kenan Stadium.

    Meet Carolina’s newest class

    This fall’s cohort of first-year and transfer students is the largest and most diverse in University history. Here are some highlights.

  • Large letters spelling

    Last-mile medical care for marginalized communities

    Using lessons learned while battling infectious diseases in Africa, Dr. Michael Herce relies on trusted community members in North Carolina’s towns and rural areas to lead the way when providing COVID-19 testing and vaccinations.

  • Candice Powell standing outside.

    Setting a course for a stronger future

    The Carolina Covenant has helped more than 10,000 Tar Heels graduate debt-free and ready to make an impact in their communities. Covenant director Candice Powell shares how the program is changing lives.

  • Tyrell Carter standing outside.

    The greatest entrepreneur of all time

    A Carolina Covenant Scholar and a first-generation college grad, Tyrell Carter ’21 aims to make it easier to start and run a business.