Tony Jenzano’s contribution to the U.S. space program is told in the new book Tony Jenzano, Astronaut Trainer: The Man Who Made the Stars Shine, written by Michael G. Neece ’97. read more
In a frenzied spring of teaching off the script, some faculty struggled to match the vitality of the live classroom. Others made valuable discoveries about pedagogy and people. read more
When COVID-19 hit, Kizzmekia Corbett ’14 already had led a team that developed a coronavirus vaccine. Kizzy is drawing attention on the front line again. read more
Racial reconciliation was an ambitious first priority. Soon, Kevin Guskiewicz had to confront how to adapt to a pandemic. read more
Cultural institutions helped raise Elijah Heyward ’18. Now he is lifting one up on the site of what has been called “slavery’s Ellis Island.” read more
No aspect of college life — not how we teach and learn, not the money it costs, not social norms and certainly not health concern — is exempt from enormous challenges in the pandemic. read more
A fearless witness to conflict halfway around the world, David Zucchino ’73 remained horrified by what had happened a century before in North Carolina. read more
A rising junior who’s never lost a game at Carolina, Erin Matson seems to be on the verge of that rarest company — the best that ever was. read more
Sarah Barksdale ’09 (MA, ’14 PhD) started her graduate studies assuming she’d become a university professor. After all, isn’t that what she was destined to do with her degree in 20th-century U.S. military history? Isn’t that what all… read more
The war was over 75 years ago. Josh Fennell ’01 digs diligently through archives and European cornfields on an earnest mission — that no one is left behind. read more