From Antarctica to Hawaii, Liah McPherson ’19 has marine photography down to a science. By Alyssa LaFaro The Instagram page for Liah McPherson ’19 looks like an adventurer’s dream. It overflows with pictures of dolphins and… read more
Morehead Scholar Ed Perkins ’09 says he’s not particularly creative, but Carolina freed him to become an award-winning, do-it-all documentarian. By Paul Wachter When Ed Perkins ’09 first visited UNC in 2005 as a perspective Morehead… read more
Carolina alumni and friends should remain proud of Carolina’s achievements, resolute about our challenges, saddened by the passing of those who served us so well and inspired by the legacy of Carolina’s first 229 years. Among the many whose… read more
The game ball — and the name of the player — are now in the Carolina Basketball Museum. Ask any Carolina basketball fan who holds the men’s single-game-scoring record and the response may very well be Michael Jordan ’86, Tyler… read more
Bryan Stevenson, executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, a human rights organization, will deliver the keynote address at the 2023 Spring Commencement on May 14. The initiative has helped exonerate innocent death-row inmates,… read more
Raising Cane’s Raises the Bar When the Mega Millions lottery prize reached $810 million in July, Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers owner Todd Graves bought 50,000 $2 tickets for the employees in his restaurant chain, which has 650 stores… read more
Several months ago, then-GAA-Board Chair Dana Simpson ’96 (’00 JD) and I discussed what may have long been on the minds of many alumni: Am I going to retire before I expire? For a few years, those considering whether to become the GAA’s… read more
Hortense McClinton talks about being the first Black UNC professor, race and having a residence hall named after her. Two years after passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and one year after passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Hortense… read more
Actress Dayci Brookshire ’04 brings life to animated characters, and now she’s a leading voice helping connect the next generation of Carolina creatives — and other Tar Heels — with their first gig in Hollywood. Brookshire’s credits… read more
Kristin Acquavella ’93 is one of 22 active female admirals in the U.S. Navy. To get there, she relied on what she learned while winning four national soccer championships at Carolina. By Tim Crothers ’86 She played… read more