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Students walking on UNC campus

August 12, 2026

The School for Civic Life Is an Asset to UNC

Students walking on UNC campus past Bynum hall

August 11, 2026

SCiLL is Now UNC’s 15th Independent School

Students walking on UNC campus

July 27, 2026

SCiLL Summer Civics Institutes teach democracy fundamentals

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon

July 16, 2026

National spotlight on civic education: Secretary of Education visits SCiLL

Libertas Scholar Peter Nielsen

July 15, 2026

Meet Libertas Scholar Peter Nielsen

students at the summer civics institute

July 12, 2026

UNC–Chapel Hill welcomes student cohort ready to take civic learning beyond the classroom

teachers at the summer civis institute

July 6, 2026

UNC–Chapel Hill launches Summer Civics Institute to inspire the next generation of civic leaders

June 30, 2026

SCiLL appoints Courtney Gartman as inaugural director of communications

June 29, 2026

Meet Libertas Scholar Charles Sidman

Ashley Dowdney

June 16, 2026

Two SCiLL students win prestigious Hertog Fellowship

June 10, 2026

Meet Libertas Scholar Veronica Nohra

students from J.F. Webb High School during a visit to Carolina.

June 8, 2026

SCiLL partners with rural high school for Adulting 101

debate winner celebrating

May 13, 2026

SCiLL to become independent academic unit

debate winner celebrating

March 26, 2026

Carolina’s civil discourse history shines during high school debate championships

October 8, 2025

Grant will fund summer institutes for educators and high school students

John Preyer standing in front of the Old Well

August 8, 2025

New fund brings visiting scholars to Carolina

Instructors converse around a table

July 25, 2025

SCiLL seminars help faculty lead classes that cover controversial topics

The UNC Bell Tower from a distance

June 13, 2025

SCiLL to welcome new faculty

The Old Well

June 10, 2025

SCiLL’s mentoring program provides intellectual exchange and encouragement

The front of a building with two flags flying, one American flag and one North Carolina State flag

April 15, 2025

Faculty member shares civil discourse techniques with new legislators

Students debating

March 20, 2025

Courageous Conversations students discuss Israel-Palestine conflict

A man behind a podium speaks to a seated audience

January 23, 2025

Students and faculty reflect on SCiLL’s inaugural semester

UNC building

September 3, 2024

In SCiLL pilot, students to exercise free expression, civil discourse

UNC building with fall leaves

August 15, 2024

School of Civic Life and Leadership adds faculty to enhance student experience and campus initiatives

Jed Atkins, SCiLL director and dean

March 12, 2024

Meet Jed Atkins, SCiLL director and dean

Jed Atkins, SCiLL director and dean

March 1, 2024

Jed Atkins named inaugural director and dean of School of Civic Life and Leadership

Students walking on campus, pink flowers are in the foreground

March 1, 2024

School of Civic Life and Leadership debuts new minor

The front of Wilson Library with students around the stairs

January 8, 2024

Upcoming campus visits by SCiLL director and dean candidates

The Old Well with trees in the background

October 6, 2023

Announcing the inaugural faculty of the College’s new School of Civic Life and Leadership

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