Summer Bridge, hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences’ Center for Student Success, prepares incoming Tar Heels for the transition to college through community building, experiential learning and coursework.

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, faculty members in Carolina’s music department had to do a new kind of musical improvisation: move the annual, in-person Summer Jazz Workshop for students and amateur musicians entirely online.

Summer in Chapel Hill may be a bit quieter — and hotter — than the rest of the year, but with Summer School in session and thousands of incoming first-year students visiting campus, there is still excitement flowing through Carolina.