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    How costumes unfold

    A behind-the-scenes look at how Carolina students work with professionals to create costumes for PlayMakers Repertory Company shows.

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    Well Said: Women in leadership

    In this week's podcast, UNC School of Government associate professor Leisha DeHart-Davis discusses women in leadership roles in government.

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    Arts Everywhere at Carolina

    Carolina celebrated Arts Everywhere Day with 50 performances, exhibitions, hands-on activities and installations across campus.

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    From classroom to competition

    A Carolina team of student-entrepreneurs will pit their laundry solution idea against other schools in the ACC as they vie for $30,000 of prize money.

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    A preeminent Southern historical archive at Carolina

    Some 20 million items in the Southern Historical Collection reside at Wilson Library but an African-American collection will add more as relationships have begun with populations that have historically been underrepresented.

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    A welcoming place for women

    Even on a campus dominated by women, “we still need to do a whole lot more empowering,” says Gloria Thomas, Carolina Women’s Center director.

  • Honoring an unsung legacy

    Students enrolled in a course on Carolina's racial history discover that Wilson Caldwell is one of the most notable African-Americans in our University’s history.

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    Well Said: Carolina and the maker movement

    In this week's podcast, we discover that the maker movement is in full force at Carolina.