Celebrating the Carolina Class of 2021

Posted May 12, 2021
Nearly 6,300 Tar Heels, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, will receive their degrees this weekend. More than 830 of them are the first in their families to achieve this feat. We've seen these graduates thrive at UNC and gain the skills and confidence to take their endeavors to the next level. Get to know our Class of 2021. (UNC.edu)

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