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Carolina People

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

  • A collage of activites

    Monarchs, muscles and memories

    Meet University employees who have been spending their time gardening, weightlifting and quilting.

  • A person in karen shelton stadium

    Hopelessly devoted to Blue, part II

    A Russian history professor and his championship bling. A School of Education associate professor who makes women’s basketball a family affair. A School of Government staffer who has attended every Tar Heel baseball opening day since 2002. Meet these Carolina employees and learn what makes them super fans.

  • A collage of animals

    Carolina’s pandemic pets

    Meet five pets who joined Carolina employees’ families during the COVID-19 pandemic, and learn how they’re helping their owners cope.

  • A person giving a Ted talk on stage

    ‘Getting the big things right’

    With social science insights and a global perspective, Carolina’s Zeynep Tufekci helps clarify the COVID-19 big picture.

  • # GDTBATH: Brianna Pinto

    #GDTBATH: Brianna Pinto

    Brianna Pinto balances her studies at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School with her dream of playing on the U.S. women’s national soccer team, while also working as an advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion.

  • Chris Suggs poses on Carolina's campus.

    Leader, advocate, entrepreneur

    Service is the thread that runs through Chris Suggs’ endeavors, from founding an organization to help teens in his hometown to serving as president of the Black Student Movement at UNC-Chapel Hill.

  • collage of hobbies and people

    Mindful crochet, prolific painting and distracting decor

    A new installment of The Well’s Pandemic Hobbyists series shows how employees across the University have responded to the current crisis with crafts, arts and home improvement projects.

  • Bolatito Babatunde ’21 and Dr. Sidney Wilkerson-Hill discuss a project in his chemistry lab

    Strengthening the STEM workforce through diversity

    The Chancellor’s Science Scholars program is challenging preconceptions and creating a more inclusive scientific culture.