Watson Brown ’74 (MA) works to photograph what’s left of a land once rich with tobacco money, to capture the plantations and barns, the abandoned pickups and falling-down tenant shacks of eastern North Carolina before they disappear. read more
As boyfriend Alex Honnold prepared to take on El Capitan in 2017, Sanni McCandless ’14, struggled to preserve her own identity. read more
With his calculating abilities, majors in math and physics, and his athletic skills, as well as a master’s in industrial design, Mark Hemphill ’10 made a natural career choice — devising courses to knock ninjas off balance. read more
Mack Brown learned the intricacies of recruiting the way most coaches do — the hard way. Those lessons never have been more important than now. read more
Rachel Noble pioneered tests for bacteria that show results within an hour. Oysters are her new target. read more
Charlie van der Horst cried and laughed with equal passion. The pioneering AIDS doctor, social justice apostle and consummate caregiver leaves a storybook legacy. read more
As the eminent water quality scientist Hans Paerl reflects on his 40 years watching the North Carolina coast, he fears for what climate change could do to make delicate estuaries even more difficult to protect. read more
Jeff Powell ’15 liked to make things, but he was tripped up by the rigors of college. When he found the children who needed a maker, he solved both problems. read more
Jonathan Reckford ’84 stepped off the corporate path and followed his faith to the leadership of Habitat for Humanity, now a $2 billion builder that’s also an agent for change in housing policies worldwide. read more
There’s a long-standing discomfort with the notion that college students know Thoreau but not “measure twice, cut once.” Carolina is at work on that as a leader in the maker movement. read more