Category: Global Programs
The language studies program that united Carolina and Duke
After joining forces in 2009, the Carolina-Duke Graduate Program in German Studies has risen to become one of the most respected German studies programs in North America.
Tar Heels connect with Vietnamese language, culture in new program
The University’s new Vietnamese language pilot program is allowing students to enroll in introductory Vietnamese language classes at SOAS University of London.
Carolina hosts sixth annual Learning Through Languages High School Research Symposium
High school students from across North Carolina recently gathered virtually for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University’s sixth annual Learning through Languages High School Research … Read more
The future of language learning in North Carolina
Pedagogical experts on world language instruction from across North Carolina recently participated in “The Future of Language Learning in North Carolina,” a virtual panel discussion about the direction of teaching … Read more
A relationship more than a century in the making: Carolina connections with Japan
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is deepening its connections with Japan and building on relationships more than a century in the making.
Carolina senior receives the Marshall Scholarship to study in the UK
Patrick Clinch is Carolina’s 21st Marshall Scholar. The Marshall Scholarship covers university fees, cost of living expenses, annual book grants, thesis grant, research and daily travel grants, and fares to … Read more
Winter 2020 graduate: An advocate for Asian American students
Senior April Bourommavong is a first-generation student who co-founded the Southeast Asian Student Association during her time at Carolina.
Winter 2020 graduate: Global traveler
Senior Lizzie Russler has worked around the world tackling challenges at the intersection of human rights and climate change. An internship at Sephora also confirmed her interest in sustainability issues.
Innovative faculty enrich learning through global collaboration
Whether the subject is music, medical anthropology or the business of health care, UNC COIL courses connect students with the world.
UNC-Chapel Hill joins international consortium to tackle the crisis of coral bleaching
New common framework developed by a team of top scientists will help research into climate-threatened ocean reefs around the world.
Two Tar Heels named Rhodes Scholars
Peter Andringa and Sarah Mackenzie are Carolina’s 50th and 51st Rhodes Scholars. The world’s oldest international fellowship award, the Rhodes Scholarship funds study at the University of Oxford in England.
Bookmark This
Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College of Arts & Sciences faculty and alumni. This month’s feature: “Doctors’ Orders: The Making of Status Hierarchies in an … Read more
High-Resolution Drone and Aerial Imagery Helps Engage Farmers in Galapagos Highlands
UNC undergraduate Mia Colloredo-Mansfeld, UNC PhD candidate Francisco Laso and UNC researcher Javier Arce-Nazario have engaged farmers in mapping their own land and shared aerial images with them in order … Read more
Virtual Symposium Explores Love and Desire in Modern Iran and the Diaspora
The Persian Studies program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recently hosted a virtual symposium entitled “Revisiting Discourses of Love, Sex, and Desire in Modern Iran and … Read more
Reppin’ Research: Brett Harris
OUR Student Ambassadors are a group of undergraduate researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill who work with the Office for Undergraduate Research in the College of Arts & Sciences to promote a … Read more
A Terrific Trio
Three undergraduate researchers, under the leadership of UNC-Chapel Hill geographer Diego Riveros-Iregui, spent two months in Ecuador’s northern Andes Mountains exploring climate change.
Helping prepare giant tortoises for the wild
Carolina’s Galapagos Science Center worked alongside the Galapagos National Park in Ecuador to repatriate giant tortoises into the wild.
Carolina Asia Center and Study Abroad Office Partner to Launch Vietnamese Language Program
Students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are studying Vietnamese language classes virtually through a pilot program initiated by the Carolina Asia Center and the UNC Study … Read more
Royster Society launches podcast to connect doctoral students
The Royster Global initiative at the UNC-Chapel Hill launched a new podcast series, PhD and Me: The Third Degree, in early September. The initiative was created by the Royster Society of … Read more
New study shows COVID-19 shapes approval of political leaders
A new study reveals an interesting phenomenon that occurred during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic: a surge in support for political leaders.