Like many Carolina undergraduates, Allie Van Vliet and Bowen Kelley wanted a unique internship experience in a foreign land. They got that and more at the Cape Town Refugee Centre in South Africa, where they served as interns as part of an unusual study abroad program.
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Every morning, I stand in front of 80 Chinese 7th graders and see students at all ends of the spectrum … there are those who have been left behind by a challenging, fast-paced education system where only the strongest survive.
The musical works of women, African-American and other under-represented composers will be highlighted March 21-15 in a festival at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
UNC festival (March 21-25) highlights music of under-represented composers Read More »
Students enrolled in “Robotics with LEGO” do have fun, but this First Year Seminar is hardly child’s play. Students in the course learn the process of basic computer software design, as well some simple mechanical design. (CLICK ON HEADLINE FOR VIDEO EXTRA)
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In the late spring of 1847, a current of excitement ran through Chapel Hill: The president of the United States was coming to town. No such event had ever happened before.
Polk’s Place: When the president came home to Chapel Hill Read More »
In 2012, the Institute for the Arts and Humanities (IAH) in Hyde Hall in the College of Arts and Sciences celebrates 25 years of providing support to faculty to ensure that Carolina recruits and retains outstanding teachers, leaders and researchers. A cornerstone of the IAH’s offerings are its faculty fellowships, which connect faculty in the
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Carolina alum Sue Falsone is head athletic trainer of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Officials said Falsone, 37, was the first woman to hold such a position on a major professional team in the United States.
Her Home Run: Sue Falsone is head athletic trainer for LA Dodgers Read More »
Bill Andrews, a renowned scholar of African-American literature, will step down from the senior associate deanship at the end of the spring semester. After seven years in the post, he is leaving the fine arts and humanities in very good shape.
Imaginative leadership: Bill Andrews, fine arts and humanities Read More »
UNC and Eric and Cate Chason of Barrington, R.I., have announced new resources to help future students in the department of dramatic art. The Lillian Chason Scholarship and the Lillian Chason Undergraduate Excellence Fund honor Lillian Chason, a first-year drama student who died following an illness in December 2009. The Lillian Chason Scholarship will be
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Amber Micole Koonce and Cody Mitchell Poplin have earned 2012-2013 scholarships from the Henry Luce Foundation in New York City. The Luce scholarship funds a year of living and learning in East and Southeast Asia for recent college graduates with no prior experience of the continent.
Two UNC students receive Luce scholarships for study in Asia Read More »
