Category: Undergraduate Education
Illuminating untold stories about the American South
After graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill in May, senior Sophie Hass will attend Columbia University to study historic preservation through a storytelling lens and a focus on the American South.
A champion for ethical discussions
Senior Austin Foushee’s commitment to the National High School Ethics Bowl has helped encourage the next generation of deep thinkers and inspired the program’s first alumni scholarship.
Three Air Force cadets selected for U.S. Space Force
The sophomores will become the first UNC-Chapel Hill AFROTC cadets to commission into the U.S. Space Force upon their graduation in 2025.
Knowing neutrinos: A Carolina junior is part of the hunt for one of physics’ most sought-after discoveries
In advance of UNC’s Celebration of Undergraduate Research on April 26, we caught up with junior Sarah Vickers who will be presenting her work as part of the Gruszko lab … Read more
Shuford launches mentorship program with Ravenscroft School
The pilot program linked Ravenscroft high school juniors with students in the Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship this semester; leaders hope to expand the program to other schools.
Carolina bluegrass
As the bass player of the Carolina Bluegrass Band, senior Lewis Nazarian found a new space to explore music.
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.
Desperately Seeking Salamanders
Two undergraduates in the College of Arts and Sciences search for salamanders in western North Carolina — and find so much more.
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, … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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.