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Congrats, grads!

The Class of 2025 celebrated their achievements and heard from soccer legend Mia Hamm ’94 under the lights at Kenan Stadium during Spring Commencement.

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Excellence within reach

  • Working at the UNC Visitors Center helped the graduating senior afford a college education that also serves North Carolinians.

  • Inspired by her mother's cancer diagnosis, this first-year student knows Chapel Hill is the right place to launch her medical career.

  • Once a first-generation college student from Wilmington, this Charlotte attorney makes the case for the financial and communal power of the °µÍø½ûÇø Covenant.

231 years of public service

UNC-Chapel Hill is at the heart of what’s next, preparing talented students from different perspectives and life experiences to become creators, explorers, entrepreneurs and leaders. Tar Heels develop a voice for critical thought and the courage to guide change.

°µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s nationally recognized teaching, groundbreaking research and dedication to public service continue a legacy that began when the University was chartered in 1789 and opened to students four years later.

  • 1stand only public university in the United States to award degrees in the 18th century.
  • No. 5public school in the country in U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Best Colleges rankings.
  • No. 9among U.S. research institutions and top in NC for research activity (National Science Foundation)
  • 62national championships won by the Tar Heels

Meet a Tar Heel

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See what Tar Heels are up to on campus and beyond.
  • Graduates pose for photos by the Old Well

    Meet the Class of 2025

    °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s newest graduates excelled in the classroom, conducted research, won national championships and served their country. Learn about their lasting impacts on our campus community and how they left their heelprints on °µÍø½ûÇø.

  • Bubles seen in the foreground as a UNC-Chapel Hill student is seen on a lawn throwing a ball.

    Spring at °µÍø½ûÇø

    Spring is in the air at °µÍø½ûÇø, and the warmer temperatures bring plenty of favorite University traditions.

  • Group of UNC-Chapel Hill graduate students and faculty and staff gathered near the fountain outside of Bynum Hall during a get-together.

    Celebrating our graduate and professional students

    Tar Heels who come to Chapel Hill to study as graduate and professional students better the state, nation and world with their research, teaching, service and civic engagement.

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Must-see UNC

Check out photos and videos capturing the Tar Heel experience
  • A first-generation college graduate receives a special pin during the °µÍø½ûÇø Firsts Pinning Ceremony

    Campus ceremonies honor graduates

    See photos from the Red, White and °µÍø½ûÇø Blue Graduation, the °µÍø½ûÇø Firsts Pinning Ceremony, the Exitos Awards Ceremony, the Buckley Public Service Scholars Ceremony and Umoja Graduation.

  • Students greet llamas and take a photo with them on Polk Place

    Spring semester winds down

    Check out scenes from around campus as the spring semester ends and Commencement approaches.

  • Photographer Samantha Lewis making a photo of Brittany Harrelson, Nick Clementi, and Shaena Riddles getting ready to toss their graduation caps in front of the Old Well on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill.

    They capture memories for graduating Tar Heels

    Making graduation photos for classmates is a fun but busy endeavor for student photographers like Heather Diehl and Samantha Lewis.

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    Yoga Under the Stars

    Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

    Wed, May 1406:00 pm

  2. TOUR: A Closer Look at the Collection

    Ackland Art Museum

    Fri, May 1601:00 pm

  3. Board of Trustees Committee Meetings

    The Spangler Center

    Wed, May 2112:00 pm

  4. Climate Change Symposium

    Yoga Under the Stars

    Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

    Wed, May 2106:00 pm