Category: Undergraduate Education
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.
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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.
Chancellor’s Science Scholar Varun Potlapalli has eyes on his future
The rising senior and biochemistry major spent this summer shadowing doctors and attending grand rounds at UNC Hospitals to prepare for his MD-Ph.D. program post-graduation.
Carolina rising senior helps piece together the past
During this summer’s archaeology field school through the College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum in Archaeology, Mary Kate Mauney uncovered pieces of life from the 1600s.
Unearthing North Carolina’s past
This summer, undergraduates are experiencing history firsthand as part of the archaeology program’s field school.
Rising senior Maria Palmtag is helping to enhance BeAM’s textile program
A maker throughout her entire undergraduate career, Palmtag is using her extensive knowledge of makerspace tools to enrich the creative experience for Tar Heels to come.
Maymester course turns Tar Heels into scriptwriters
Students in Maymester’s “Writing for the 30-Minute Comedy” course collaborated with Tar Heels from “Acting for the Camera” and “Directing for the Camera” to write and produce scenes for a … Read more
James W.C. White named College of Arts & Sciences dean
An experienced academic leader, James W.C. White brings more than 30 years of experience, a history of collaborative leadership and a commitment to preparing students for an evolving workforce.
Carolina’s Class of 2022 graduates
Nearly 6,200 Tar Heels celebrated their graduation at Sunday’s Spring Commencement, where keynote speaker Frank Bruni challenged the Class of 2022 to choose happiness and count their blessings. Bruni encouraged … Read more