Silent Sam, Charleston, Charlottesville and George Floyd made the headlines. On a less visible but equally impassioned front, faculty of color at Chapel Hill believe this is the moment for action toward equity. read more
When you’re stuck at home, sometimes the best strategy is to take off for the other side of the world. read more
Photos by Alex Kormann ’19 and Grant Halverson ’93 The main street of your home away from home is mainly quiet and eerily low-energy, like a jigsaw puzzle whose pieces are scattered and waiting to be connected. (Click on the image to… read more
The planetarium is a 70-year-old story of awe and wonder — and of deferrals of the bigger mission to showcase the range of Carolina’s scientific research. At last, it has pushed out the horizons. read more
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