Devin Duncan ’28, on left, and Ja’Khari Bryant ’27
In February, Devin Duncan ’28 of Cincinnati, Ohio, was elected Carolina’s student body president, and Ja’Khari Bryant ’27 of Trenton, North Carolina, was elected senior class president for the 2026–2027 academic year.
A double major in public policy and media and journalism, Devin has served as undergraduate student body secretary, a Tar Heel Ambassador, and chair, advisor, and facilitator of the Student Conduct Board.
As student body president, he identified rebuilding trust in student government as a top priority.
“I do not take lightly the urgency of this responsibility, and I commit to rising to meet this moment with discipline, transparency, and accountability,” Devin said in a statement on Instagram.
Beyond student government, he mentors peers as a resident advisor and fosters civic engagement as a Democracy and Dialogue Fellow.
Ja’Khari is a human development and family science and exercise and sports science double major with a minor in neuroscience in the UNC School of Education. The scholar serves as president of the UNC Clef Hangers and secretary of the Union of Black Men.
