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President Tony Kearney   Tony Kearney graduated with a B.A. in economics from Carolina in 1987. While a Tar Heel, Tony was an Orientation leader twice and…

  As director of the LGBTQ Center, Terri Phoenix played a pivotal role in growing and expanding the outreach of the UNC LGBTQ Center for 16 years. In July…

A Q&A with Terri Phoenix about the LGBTQ Center’s past, present and future This spring, the UNC LGBTQ Center is celebrating a milestone birthday, recognizin…

CPAN members gathered in Chapel Hill on October 27-28 for a fun-filled Homecoming weekend! We kicked off the festivities with a reception at Ackland Art Museum,…

By Claire Cusick Thanks to the generosity of Carolina Pride Alum Network (CPAN) members, a digital exhibit has opened at UNC Libraries. The exhibit, “Queerolina…

Enjoy some photos of our Happy Hour on June 8, 2022. We had a great evening celebrating Pride Month with our members!  

Soltan Bryce ’13 Trans-affirming startup Plume has Carolina roots Story By Claire Cusick When Jerrica Kirkley ‘12 (MD) and Soltan Bryce ’13 were in Chapel Hill,…

At CPAN’s 2021 Homecoming Weekend we were able to connect with old friends, meet some new faces and cheer on our Tar Heels. There was a Meet and Greet at Tru on…

The Carolina Pride Alum Network (CPAN), created in 2016, seeks to foster community among LGBTQ+ alum, faculty, staff and students. Our purpose is to institution…

More than an archive What was it like to become New York’s first openly gay elected official in the late 1970s? Or to be a lesbian law student at Carolina in th…

Hi everyone! Greetings from the Carolina Pride Alum Network. I write this knowing that many of us are exhausted, scared, and frustrated. We’re worried about our…

Helen Johnston ’22 was able to reconnect with her hometown friends when she unexpectedly spent her spring semester at her home in Utah, due to the pandemic. Bei…