Carolina’s Class of 2018 graduates

Posted May 13, 2018
For more than 6,000 students sitting in a sea of Carolina blue in Kenan Stadium on Sunday, the journey to graduation was anything but easy. There were demanding classes, all-nighters and countless assignments, but those challenges led to a degree from the University of North Carolina. “You aren’t leaving this place, you are carrying the best of it with you,” Chancellor Carol Folt said. (UNC.edu)

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