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

  • Marisa sitting on the of NBC Sports

    Class of 2020 alumna lives out dream career with NBC Sports

    Since earning her degree in May 2020, Marisa Rauwald has been a part of some of the world's biggest sporting events as a staff member of NBC Sports.

  • Paapa Berko holding his graduation cap.

    Alumnus Paapa Berko finds his voice through music

    For Paapa Berko of the Class of 2020, Carolina transformed his perception of music and what it could be.

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    The rich do pay taxes and other little-known facts

    Faculty expert Ed Maydew, senior executive director at the UNC Tax Center, separates rhetoric and reality in the world of tax reform.

  • Two hunters, seen from behind, walk into a foggy forest.

    ‘There will be no next year’

    The chief operating officer of faculty physicians at UNC Hospitals was devastated to learn his brother’s lifelong friend, who refused to get vaccinated, died from COVID-19.

  • Professional welder in protective uniform and mask welding metal pipe

    10 million jobs open: why workers left

    Kenan-Flagler’s Christian Lundblad talks about what’s driving the nation’s labor shortage, what it means day-to-day and what we can do to reduce its effects on the U.S. economy.

  • Mark Stark in front of an orange shop wall hung with automotive product signs.

    Carolina People: Mark Stark

    From engine repair to electric vehicle initiatives to telematic technology that boosts fuel efficiency, Stark and his team keep Carolina’s fleet “running and rolling and moving forward.”

  • Martin Brinkley, Gregory Characklis and Chris Clemens

    Carolina names 68 distinguished professors

    Martin Brinkley and Gregory Characklis are named Kenan Distinguished Professors. Chris Clemens is named a Chancellor’s Eminent Professor of Convergent Science in the College of Arts & Sciences.

  • Clare MacDonald in a graduation cap ang gown

    From Carolina to LinkedIn

    Carolina alumna Clare MacDonald has tapped into the skills she gained studying political science and studio art in the College of Arts & Sciences to propel herself to a career as a product designer for LinkedIn.