Category: Global Programs
Courtney Halverson ’21 named 2024 Charles B. Rangel Fellow
Courtney Halverson ’21 has been selected as a 2024 fellow for the prestigious Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program. The Rangel Fellowship identifies and develops outstanding young professionals … Read more
Carolina joins Japan-led global education initiative
UNC has launched a five-year initiative, partnering with Japan’s Inter-University Exchange Project, in order to strengthen ties between U.S. and Japanese universities.
UNC’s Diplomacy Initiative hosts live recording of prominent podcast
Co-hosts from the “Brussels Sprouts” podcast discussed the upcoming Russian presidential election in a live event at UNC-Chapel Hill. They interviewed UNC political science professor Graeme Robertson and King’s College … Read more
Six undergraduates selected as UNC Phillips Ambassadors for study in Asia
Six new Phillips Ambassadors have been selected to study abroad in Spring 2024 in Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand.
Global Heel: Kat Goodpaster
Passion for the Russian language has propelled the academic and professional journey of the UNC Russian Flagship Program assistant director.
Connecting Indigenous youth in Ecuador and North Carolina
An international exchange program with UNC and the National University of Chimborazo builds connections between Indigenous students from across the world.
Bookmark This
Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College of Arts and Sciences faculty and alumni. The December featured book is “Colonial Reckoning: Race and Revolution in Nineteenth-Century Cuba” … Read more
Diplomacy Week shows students the stepping stones from Carolina to careers in D.C.
Students connected with alumni and leading experts throughout the week—now an annual tradition of UNC’s Diplomacy Initiative—to explore careers in global problem-solving.
COIL enriches language learning with cross-cultural connections
Hundreds of Tar Heels are sharpening their language skills on campus by connecting with students abroad through Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) courses.
Graduate students develop academic careers with partners at King’s College London
Recently more than 30 UNC-Chapel Hill graduate students advanced their research and gained valuable career skills by organizing and participating in academic workshops with graduate students at Carolina’s strategic partner, … Read more
Archaeological dig in Galilee uncovers mosaics of Samson, commemorative inscriptions
The 11th and final season of excavations in the 1,600-year-old synagogue at Huqoq, led by Carolina Professor Jodi Magness with participation from UNC students, continues to reveal beautiful mosaics.
Four UNC-Chapel Hill faculty members receive Fulbright Scholar Award
Four UNC-Chapel Hill faculty members — Patrick Davison, Anthony Hackney, Carissa Hessick and Pamela Lothspeich — have received Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards for the 2023-2024 academic year from the U.S. Department … Read more
Center for Slavic, Eastern European & Eurasian Studies receives National Resource Center Designation
The Center for Slavic, Eastern European & Eurasian Studies (CSEEES) at UNC-Chapel Hill has been designated as a National Resource Center (NRC) for language and area studies by the U.S. Department of … Read more
Recent music graduate Matthew Svec awarded Fulbright
Recent music graduate Matthew Svec, B.A. 2023, has big plans for next year. This spring, Svec was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award to study at the Liszt Ferenc … Read more
A Record-Breaking Nine UNC-Chapel Hill Students Win Boren Awards
The awards provide U.S. undergraduates scholarships of up to $25,000 and graduate students fellowships of up to $30,000 to study less commonly taught languages in areas of the world that … Read more
UNC sets new record of Gilman Scholars
Twenty-one UNC-Chapel Hill students received the U.S. Department of State’s Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad this summer and fall. The number of awardees is a new record for Carolina, three times higher … Read more
Fourteen undergraduates selected as UNC Phillips Ambassadors for study in Asia
Fourteen undergraduates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were selected as Phillips Ambassadors for summer and fall 2023 study abroad programs in Asia. These distinguished scholarship recipients … Read more
From kindergarten to Carolina
Kacie Horton and DeAndre Sawyer have been at each other’s side for almost two decades. The two graduating Tar Heels will celebrate another milestone together this weekend at Spring Commencement.
Preparing to serve
Kat Goodpaster’s was raised to prioritize serving your country in any way you can. At Carolina, the Tar Heel learned to combine her passion for Russian culture and national security … Read more
Film, art, food, talks celebrate Asian Pacific American culture
Tar Heels have a wide range of events to choose from to honor Asian Pacific American heritage this April.