7.28.22 | Public Service, Young Alumni
The call from the Dallas Mavericks’ office last spring caught Kinston City Council member Chris Suggs ’21 by surprise. A team representative told Suggs that Mavericks forward Reggie Bullock ’14 had been nominated for the NBA’s Social…
As thousands of Carolina and Duke fans marched toward the Superdome on April 2, the soundtrack played by New Orleans street musicians on horns and drumming buckets seemed scored for a human sacrifice. Or at least my frayed nerves made it feel so. read more
Nearly 6,200 Tar Heels celebrated their graduation at Spring Commencement on May 8, where keynote speaker Frank Bruni ’86 challenged the class of 2022 to choose happiness and count their blessings. “You have many, many important choices… read more
UNC’s club Ultimate Frisbee teams soared over their competitors at the USA Ultimate College Championships in December, with the men and women both landing national titles. The Darkside men won their final against Georgia, 15-11. Then less… read more
Alex Floch ’17, like a lot of us, has been putting on a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. He wears one for safety, but he wears another to bring smiles to strangers’ faces and whip up excitement among tens of thousands of NFL football… read more
Eric Garcia ’14 thrived after accepting his autism. He wants the world to give all autistic people the same chance. read more
More than 1,300 graduates took stock of what all they had achieved despite the tremendous obstacles posed by the pandemic. read more
It’s the first time three Tar Heels have been chosen in the same year for one of the world’s oldest and best-known scholarships for graduate study at the University of Oxford. read more
Bell Tower climbs, selfies in caps and gowns, champagne toasts and a keynote speech from Roy Williams ’72 gave them a special time to savor. read more
The two-time Carolina graduate who coached the men’s basketball team to three NCAA championships before retiring last spring will cap the class’s pandemic-delayed celebration. read more