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Long Distance: Aussie Issy Morgan ’25 Finds a Home at Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø

As a basketball recruit from thousands of miles away from her native Australia, Issy Morgan '25 has found a welcoming community in Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø.

Hurricane Casts Long Shadow, But Helpers Emerge from the Darkness

The devastation unleashed by Hurricane Helene has affected students, faculty and staff whose families and friends were in harm’s way and many Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø alumni who live in counties in the southeast that were in the path of the storm. One alum, Mary Jo Clark '79, shares her story in the Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Journal AfterWord. 

Comic Sense: Ali Fitzgerald ’04 Finds Refuge in Art, High and Low

Ali Fitzgerald '04 has achieved coveted status as a cartoonist, graphic artist and essayist for some of the world’s top publications. She’s crafted comics and essays for The New Yorker and published a poignant illustrated memoir about her experiences working with refugees in Berlin. Learn more.

Put Your Arts Knowledge to the Test

How well do you know your arts? Take this quiz from the latest issue of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Journal to test your knowledge!

The Arts: Inspiring Minds, Enriching Lives

Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø President Doug Hicks '90 reflects on the role the arts played in his experience as a Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø student and how they have enriched many aspects of his life.

What's So Funny? Headlining Comic Joe Zimmerman ’05 Finds His Voice and With It Success

With CDs and specials, and appearances on a host of TV shows and networks, stand-up comedian Joe Zimmerman ’05 has hit his stride. 

Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Scholar-Musician Awarded Rhodes Scholarship

Madeline Dierauf, a Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø senior and professional fiddler, was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship Saturday, making her one of 32 Americans selected this year for one of the most prestigious graduate scholarships in the world. Learn more.

Think Globally, Eat Locally: Changing Global Food Systems One Household at a Time

Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø alum Ann Tutwiler, a senior fellow at Meridian Institute and incoming chair of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, offers tips on how to reduce your food’s environmental footprint. Learn more.

Fancy Feasts: Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Gourmet Society Offered Sophisticated Spin on Campus Cuisine

The students, faculty and staff who made up the Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Gourmet Society added elegance, international flair and fun to campus dining. Read more.

Nosh & Nostalgia: Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍøians Share Favorite Food Memories

From favorite on-campus eateries to far-flung locales around the globe, Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø alums, faculty, staff and students recall the foods that transport them to another place and time. Read more.

Food Chain: Alums Find Fulfillment in Edible Endeavors

From farmers and bakers to chefs, baristas and specialty food makers, Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø alums feed their passions—and people—with their entrepreneurial endeavors. Read more.

Divine Dining: Restaurateurs Elevate Queen City’s Spirits, Communal Cuisine in Once Holy Spaces

Jeff Tonidanel ’98 and Jamie Brown ’99 took the biggest gamble of their lives and ended up creating a restaurant empire in Charlotte, with award-winners like Supperland grabbing local and national attention and attracting locals and visitors from around the world. Read more.

Plate Full of Promise: Community Kitchen Contributes to Revitalized City, Launches Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Bailey Foster ’94 launched Real Good Kitchen, a shared commercial kitchen, and created a community that’s elevated food options and opportunities in her Knoxville hometown. Learn more.

The Closer: Baseball Standout and MLB Draft Pick Nolan DeVos ’23 Brings Home Diploma

More Than a Taste of Culture

Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø President Doug Hicks reflects on how food can create a connecting-of-worlds moment. Read more.

Family Album: Paean to the Parm

This beloved Italian dish has remained a campus favorite for many generations of Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø students. Learn more.

Common Ground: A Flourishing Partnership Between Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø and the Catawba Nation

Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø and the Catawba Nation have entered into a partnership that touches agriculture, art and cultural understanding. Read more.

Tackling Children’s Mental Health Struggles

School psychologist Katherine Griffin-Erickson ’90 has seen her caseload spike in recent years, most notably since the COVID-19 pandemic. The Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø graduate works with elementary school students to manage stressors, including family strife, social media and pandemic learning losses.

Few Degrees on Death Row

A Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø capstone project about North Carolina’s death row showed Tim Saintsing ’98 that low academic achievement often preceded a death sentence. That steered the course of his life in public education, leading him to co-found the country’s first boys only charter school in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant area, and now, as executive director of KIPP NC charter schools.

An Equity Champion Seeks Common Ground

As assistant superintendent of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, Timisha Barnes-Jones ’92 specializes in leadership development and school transformation. She reflects on how partisan differences and increased political polarization obstruct America's responsibility to provide a strong education for all children.