Category: Global Programs
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.
Jocelyn Burney: Digging into the lives of ancient Jewish communities
Religious studies Ph.D. student Jocelyn Burney relishes the public humanities aspect of her graduate work — from contextualizing a pottery exhibit in Carolina Hall to teaching the Hebrew Bible at … Read more
Jimmy Dögerl: Bridging gaps in global conversations on climate policy
German graduate student Jimmy Dögerl chose UNC’s Transatlantic Master’s Program to study the American perspective on climate policy and spend a formative year in the American South.
She expands global connections for students
The Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies director launched a lecture series and taught global courses. She is also Roshan Institute associate professor in Persian studies.
Farmer named 2023 Charles B. Rangel Fellow
Tatiana Farmer ’20 has been selected as a 2023 fellow for the prestigious Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program. She will begin her multi-year fellowship this summer as an intern … Read more
1999 earthquake survivor leads fundraising for current crisis
Feeling a call to help, doctoral candidate Ahmet Tarık Çaşkurlu rallies community support for Turkey and Syria relief efforts.
Tar Heels build language confidence with virtual reality
Tar Heels in Caroline Sibley’s Advanced Arabic class use virtual reality to explore a virtual world with students in Morocco and Algeria in real-time to hone their language skills.