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CVAN President Inducted into UNC's Order of the Golden Fleece

Carolina Veteran Spotlight. Charles McMillan Jr. inducted into UNC's Order of the Golden Fleece.

On March 22, CVAN President Charles McMillan, Jr. was inducted into the Order of the Golden Fleece, the University's highest honorary society. The Order taps leaders in the Carolin…

CVAN Board Member Receives Franklin Award

CVAN Board Member Receives Franklin Award

Steve Chickos ‘14, a CVAN board member, works for the U.S. State Department and recently received the distinguished Franklin Award for outstanding contributions in the Dignitary …

Military Appreciation Football Game 2023

Military Appreciation Football Game 2023

In honor of Veterans Day, we're sharing some highlights from our military appreciation tailgate and football game. To all our veterans, thank you for your service and sacrifice.…

How Carolina is helping veterans THRIVE

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The THRIVE Program at Carolina is a transformative haven for veterans, offering holistic health care beyond the ordinary. Led by passionate researchers Jason Mihalik and Shawn Kane…

Active-duty journalism: Carolina student veteran effects change

Active-duty journalism: Carolina student veteran effects change

Read UNC's profile on Daniel Johnson, a UNC Hussman School of Journalism & Media Ph.D. student and U.S. Army veteran. As a journalist during a deployment in Iraq, he captured b…

UNC Alum & Veteran Elected to GAA Board of Directors

UNC Alum & Veteran Elected to GAA Board of Directors

Dr. Grant Campbell ('93 BSPH, '97 MD) was elected as a member of the UNC General Alumni Association Board of Directors in March of this year. Dr. Campbell is a practicing physician…

Tar Heel veteran prepares for career in Air Force public affairs

Tar Heel veteran prepares for career in Air Force public affairs

Read UNC's profile on Caitlin Russell, a former Air Force public affairs photojournalist who has chosen the UNC Hussman School of Journalism & Media to pursue her studies in pu…

Military-affiliated students get new champion in Shane Hale

Military-affiliated students get new champion in Shane Hale

Read the Stanford Report's profile of UNC veteran alumnus Shane Hale's work in the Office for Military-Affiliated Communities at Stanford. Building community, developing resources…

Join CVAN Today!

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We are excited to announce the launch of the Carolina Veteran Alumni Network (CVAN), aimed at connecting and supporting the University's military-affiliated communities. Our missio…