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Every day, Tar Heels find ways to leave their Heel print on campus and make our community stronger.

  • Ryan Smith with his arms crossed.

    #GDTBATH: Ryan Smith

    Chancellor’s Science Scholar Ryan Smith is helping make science and technology accessible for underrepresented middle school students.

  • Jen Drake smiling on a wooden bench.

    Carolina People: Jen Drake

    “If I can do anything to help simplify, streamline or remove barriers to help students achieve their dreams … I’m here for that.”

  • Jim Ketch

    Something magical happened

    As Carolina’s music department and alumni of the jazz program gather this weekend to honor longtime faculty member Jim Ketch, The Well shares a story about Ketch published in May 2020 as he neared retirement.

  • Melissa Miller and Katie Bowler Young

    2 University employees win Governor’s Awards for Excellence

    Melissa Miller from the School of Medicine and UNC Global’s Katie Bowler Young are the first winners from Carolina since 2015.

  • Luisa Peñaflor sitting in a chair.

    #GDTBATH: Luisa Peñaflor

    First-year student Luisa Peñaflor has a knack for writing that has already earned her the Thomas Wolfe Scholarship, but at Carolina, she's diving into coursework that is helping take her talents to the next level.

  • Spencer Bakalar standing outside.

    The Carolina Covenant paved the way for Tar Heel filmmaker

    Alumna Spencer Bakalar has made a career out of filming world leaders and newsmakers like Serena Williams and Oprah Winfrey. But before she first got behind a camera at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, the Carolina Covenant paved the way for her in Chapel Hill.

  • A father and mother in formal attire flank their daughter, who wears a white wedding dress and holds a bouquet of roses.

    Coach Art’s Carolina girl

    School of Education staff member Kayla Blevins Stewart ’16 remembers her father, who learned he had advanced pancreatic cancer soon after the global pandemic hit.

  • quotes in boxes with illustrations of people

    Sharing appreciation

    On Employee Appreciation Day, the Office of Human Resources posted shout-outs from Carolina employees to their colleagues and words of deep gratitude from University leaders.