Carolina alum and donor Dwight Jacobs ’87 is a co-chair, along with Johanna Karas ’91, of the ACRED American Indian Subcommittee. A native of Orangeburg, South Carolina, Jacobs is a certified public accountant and currently serves as senior vice president, … Read more

A former teacher, school principal and director, Dr. Virginia Cárdenas worked with K-12 schools throughout North Carolina for more than 30 years. Cárdenas has dedicated herself personally and professionally to the work of school transformation, language acquisition and support of … Read more

Indigenous Peoples’ Day came about as an alternative to Columbus Day in the late 1980s. It is a holiday that aims to celebrate Native Americans and indigenous populations across the United States. The holiday, celebrated Oct. 14, is gaining popularity … Read more

This fall, Carolina welcomed 5,002 students as members of the entering class of 2019. They included 4,182 first-year and 820 transfer students ready to grow, learn and make each other better. Students were selected from 47,940 applicants, a 14th consecutive … Read more

A recent webinar hosted by the UNC Black Pioneers provided a new mechanism for members of the Carolina Black Issues Forum to stay connected to UNC-Chapel Hill leadership.

Housed within the UNC American Indian Center, Carolina Horizons is a four-day residential student enrichment program designed to support American Indian students as they prepare to apply to college. Each year, approximately 50 American Indian high school juniors and seniors … Read more

The UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media has proudly announced its new affiliation with the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting. The society is named after Ida B. Wells, a pioneering black investigative journalist in the late 19th … Read more

High school counselor Jessica Redmond ’13 gives back every day through her chosen career. Her own high school counselor encouraged Jessica to apply to UNC-Chapel Hill, but with two siblings already in college, she wasn’t sure her family could afford … Read more

Jacky Zheng ’19 hadn’t been born when his parents emigrated from China to the small town of Perry, New York, but he was one of the reasons they risked the trip. Like so many parents, the Zhengs hoped to provide … Read more

At this spring’s Commencement exercises, Theresa Flores ’13, ’19 (M.S.W.) rushed between important appearances at two ceremonies. There was no way to choose — even if they overlapped, she needed to somehow be at both. Once was to receive her … Read more