Alumni Impact

Dave Fitzgerald’s Service to Country and Community  

Combat veteran Dave Fitzgerald '15 channeled his military leadership into a powerful force for change, founding Carolina Law's VALOR program to provide hundreds of hours of free veterans' legal aid while building a career marked by service in federal courts and private practice.

In The Halls

Meet the Class of 2027 

From Seoul to London, 181 exceptional students with a median 3.85 GPA and backgrounds spanning 54 majors are joining Carolina Law's Class of 2027, bringing unprecedented diversity and academic excellence to Chapel Hill's historic halls.

In The Halls

Profile: New Staff

Meet seven new faces at Carolina Law, including a Manhattan environmental justice advocate and a game design innovator, who are transforming how we serve our students, faculty, and alumni.

In The Halls

Safeguarding Free Speech on Campus

As tensions rise over free speech on campuses nationwide, Carolina Law's First Amendment Law Review assembled university presidents, legal scholars, and campus leaders to tackle an urgent question: How can universities protect open discourse while maintaining order during an era of intensifying protests?

Service to the State

Beyond the Classroom: Carolina Law Clinics Drive Change

Inside homeless shelters and courtrooms, Carolina Law's clinics are changing lives across North Carolina, where veterans fight for denied benefits, criminalized survivors reshape justice, and law students help turn an Instagram post into a groundbreaking campus safety initiative.