Category: Undergraduate Education
Ten undergraduates selected as UNC Phillips Ambassadors for study in Asia
Ten undergraduates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were selected as Phillips Ambassadors for Spring 2023 study abroad programs in Asia. Undergraduate scholarship recipients will study in Japan, Singapore, … Continued
An unexpected path
Three years after applying for C-STEP as a Guilford Community College student, Gerson Aguilera is now just a few days away from becoming the first in his family to graduate … Continued
A slight change of plans
Friends, professors and fascinating coursework helped guide senior Alice Bennett to the most meaningful aspects of her Carolina experience –– and a degree in American studies.
Winter Commencement speaker Daniel Wallace walks his own path
The Carolina English professor talks about failure, the value of walking and the origin of his life-changing “napkin doodles.”
Preparing for the next step
Graduating senior Meghan Paschall has spent her time at Carolina studying science and working as a CNA in UNC Hospitals to prepare herself for a future career in medicine.
Serving his country and Carolina
When senior Tyler Vaughan graduates this month, he will do so as a newly commissioned Marine second lieutenant and a new dad.
Dream job, dream degree
Carolina has helped Angela Nguyen realize her career and academic goals. At age 45, this first-generation college student will walk across the Winter Commencement stage, graduating with a bachelor’s degree … Continued
Carolina students will help to share veterans’ stories in ‘After the War’
The Mellon Foundation-funded digital archive of veteran experiences will debut in June 2023 and is presented in part by UNC’s Southern Oral History Program.
260 students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at UNC-Chapel Hill
Past and present Phi Beta Kappa members from across the country have included 17 American presidents, 42 U.S. Supreme Court Justices, more than 150 Nobel Laureates and numerous artistic, intellectual … Continued
Plants meet prose in this UNC English class
Carolina professor Marc Cohen works to make his assignments immersive and experiential, including the course’s most recent collaborative unit on non-native, invasive plants with the North Carolina Botanical Garden.
UNC junior studies how climate change might disrupt butterfly life cycles
Madison Milotte used a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship to study how increasing temperatures affect the pupation of cabbage white butterflies.
Student researcher explores Asian American identity in the South
How do Asian American authors from the South use writing to reconcile their intersecting identities? Junior Britney Hong sought to find out through her Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship.
A circuitous path
Brian Hogan’s journey to becoming a teaching professor in the College of Arts and Science’s chemistry department has been anything but a straight path. But through perseverance and asking for … Continued
A maker mindset
Senior Levi Tox has been a maker since high school. This summer, he used his expertise to create an efficient — and fun — way to get to campus with … Continued
UNC-Chapel Hill area studies centers awarded $12 million in federal education grants
UNC-Chapel Hill area studies centers will receive approximately $12 million in competitive federal Title VI funding over the next four years to support language and area studies coursework, global programming … Continued
Happy first week of classes, Tar Heels
Tar Heels gathered in the Dean Smith Center on Aug. 14 for New Student Convocation, an annual celebration that marks the start of students’ academic journey at Carolina.
Making Carolina feel like home
Emma Fagerberg, a senior psychology and biology major, and her fellow resident advisors help new Tar Heels make Carolina their home.
Bookmark This
Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College faculty and alumni. This month: “Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom” by Kelly A. Hogan … Continued
Bridging the transition from high school to Carolina
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.
Inside Puma’s performance lab with senior Jordan Feldman
The biomedical and health sciences engineering student in the College is putting her skills to work this summer as a member of Puma’s Footwear Innovation team.