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A seven-foot canvas painting depicting the four years the class of 2023 spent at Carolina hangs in the Student Union, and senior leaders hope it will be replaced next year by artwork from the class of 2024, starting a new tradition. Kate Kerr… read more

A writer who honed his craft while running the cash register at a Franklin-Street fixture looks back as it celebrates its centennial. by T. Edward Nickens ’83 I wish I could remember her full name. read more

Students munched on pizza, played games and celebrated the Last Day of Classes last month by taking advantage of various University-sponsored activities. Because of the threat of inclement weather, LDOC activities normally held in the Pit were… read more

UNC students working for an organization that reconfigures toys so children with accessibility needs can more easily play with them distributed the toys to six Triangle and Charlotte locations this month. The students who modified the toys… read more

­­ Carolina students for the most part don’t believe their professors push political agendas or try to censor them in the classroom, but they say they do fear negative reactions from their classmates if they voice an opinion, according to a… read more

Smiles, hugs and sheer happiness took over the Pit on April 28 during LDOC, or Last Day of Classes, as students played games for prizes and stood in line for free pizza, donuts and other goodies. They also took photos with their friends — and… read more

Joseph Cooley High ’76 and Kathleen Cullins High ’78 have endowed a scholarship to support Black students attending Carolina. The $300,000 gift will fund The Joseph Cooley and Kathleen Cullins High Scholarship, which will be part of the Light… read more

Ayana Monroe began coding when she was 8. She learned about it at her elementary school in Columbia, Maryland. Her teacher, Vernecia Griffin, recognized a talent in Monroe. “Ayana had an uncanny way of drawing people in when she walked into… read more

The University announced today that it had surpassed the $4.25 billion goal for its campuswide fundraising drive months before the campaign was scheduled to end. The Campaign for Carolina, launched in October 2017 and scheduled to close this… read more