An Extraordinary Season’s Finale
NCAA Championship Final Watch Party at Dean Smith Center
The Magic of 3D
Discovering the books that capture everyone’s imagination
A Note to Every Senior
Legendary women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance has a special way to appreciate his team's seniors.
A Respected Faculty Member
Professor Dan Reichart is not only a respected faculty member, but a campus hero.
A First Look At College
"First Look helps [middle school] students understand why there's a long-term reward for academic achievement..."
An opportunity to be himself
"It was the place where I got to figure out who I really was..."
A Tar Heel Trailblazer
Before he was the youngest NYU business school dean, he walked the brick pathways as a student at Carolina.
A Tar Heel Voice
It was like we were watching the game right there with Woody.
A Clearer Way To Communicate
"I could not pass up the opportunity here to make the world a better place..."
A Strategic Optimist
"John Henley was a strategic optimist..."
Growing A Forever Campus
"If you don't have the patience, you really shouldn't be in the tree business."
Restoration Innovation
Kannapolis, North Carolina, was once a booming mill town in the state’s Piedmont region. Cannon Mills, one of the world’s largest producers of sheets and towels, propelled that boom.
A State of Action
Edward Kidder Graham, the University’s 10th president, once said that the boundaries of our university mirror the boundaries of our state.
A Comprehensive Strength
In 2015, W. R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor Jessica Smith was the appointed reporter for the Criminal Investigation and Adjudication Committee of Chief Justice Mark Martin’s North Carolina Commission on the Administration of Law and Justice.
A Franklin Street treasure in 360 degrees
"More unpredictable than a Glee Club yet larger than a quartet..."
A rapid response
"Hurricane Matthew delivered in 24 hours... the [rain] Chapel Hill receives in three months."
A 360-degree serenade
A sip from the Old Well on the first day of classes promises...
The Pit in 360 degrees
The numbers behind Carolina's best fundraising year ever...
Ever Ready
“It's a great test of how well you know the offense when you have to teach it to someone else.”
Lucky Us
"We'll get to remember where we were and who we were with and who we hugged."
If They Make It, We’re Going to Be There
"If they make it, we’re going to be there..."
Not a Love for the Stories, but for the People in Them
"Coach doesn't tell these stories because he loves the stories. He loves the people in them..."
Professor finds support in the Carolina community
"UNC Kenan-Flagler isn't just a business school—it's a community and a family."
A step toward a career in government
"Had someone not made a donation, I may not have earned the education I did..."
An iconic design
"...like getting a direct line to God asking for new halos for the archangels."
The highest civilian honor
"He is the definition of greatness."
Finding healing on the soccer field
"He told me to do what I was passionate about doing in this world."
Finding his academic voice: Flory rocks career studying Motown
“Wonderful things happened during my years as a graduate student at UNC. Academically, I was in heaven.”
Another record-breaking year
This year's success means that we will continue what we started more than 200 years ago.
Grant supports Healthy Native North Carolinians Network
“A transition is occurring in my community, attitudes are changing and healthier choices are being made.”
Passing the Olympic torch in Chapel Hill
Where does a UNC alum decide to carry the Olympic torch when the opportunity arises?
UNC’s Olympic firsts
Harry Williamson was the first Olympian from UNC, but not the first Tar Heel to take gold.
The Road to Rio via Turkey
“I never thought I would be a professional basketball player, let alone compete in the Olympics.”
Roy Williams looks back at 2004 Olympics
“The opening ceremonies were off the charts, even though we were wearing…”
Pursuing other dreams
“It’s OK to be disappointed, but it’s not something that should keep you from moving beyond and pursuing other dreams.”
From Fetzer To Finley: Carolina Blue Olympics
2015 World Cup Champions. Will 8 Tar Heel women’s soccer players bring home gold again in Rio?
Seventeen Tar Heels In 2016 Olympics
“We are proud so many students are representing North Carolina and their countries at the 2016 Olympics.”
Honoring occupational therapists
“We have people here who are limited by their conditions, so I can relate to that feeling of frustration.”
A day for community
“I think it’s important for our program to always be involved in community projects like this.”
Sharing veterans’ stories onstage
“It is truly an honor that these brave men and women entrusted me with their stories.”
The intersection of innovation and creativity
“We’ll … cultivate an environment that nurtures exploration and allows curiosity to be the reward.”
Best investment I’ve ever made
Howard Holsenbeck ’63 has given to Carolina every year since 1963. That’s 53 years and counting!
A Morehead-Cain Scholar Gives Back
It’s about making something you love bigger and better
The Queen of Katwe
“It’s about a slum in Uganda, a young girl and chess.”
What’s in Your Water?
“Responding to public health crises in our own country is very important…”
Taking hits and making plays
“It’s amazing what you can accomplish when you have no other option.”
For the Love of Chapel Hill
“Being a public servant for your home is an assignment that’s hard to beat.”
Focusing and succeeding
“People say accounting is boring. I find it interesting. I wanted to be here...
Helping student-veterans
“When someone found out I went to Carolina, it opened the door for me...
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Seven million volumes and counting
“The heart of a great university is its library..."
From hate to hope
"Horizons saved her life and the life of her sons, Kiefer, 5, and Rohan, 18 months."
The First Gift
Private support has been critical to the nation’s first public university since our founding.
Massey Winner’s Biggest Prize: Being a Mom
Faydene Alston got a baby girl, not quite a month old, and gave her a name that matched the way she felt about her the first time she held her in her arms: Precious.