October 2014

Providing support, creating community

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Whenever John Paul Balmonte attends an oceanography conference or goes on fieldwork expeditions, he often feels somewhat isolated. Balmonte, a second-year doctoral student in the marine sciences department, is Filipino. “I definitely feel like I am alone, in terms of the color of my skin and my cultural perspective,” he said, referring to his field of study. “In that sense it is still very difficult to find others who I can relate with culturally.”

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UNC-King’s College London Partnership Yields New Book on Borderlands in World History

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Scholars and experts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and King’s College London recently co-wrote and edited an essay collection covering more than 200 years of global borderland history. Palgrave Macmillan published the collection, Borderlands in World History, 1700–1914, on May 30, 2014.

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PlayMakers presents Sondheim and Shakespeare in repertory starting Nov. 1

/ Fine Arts & Humanities

PlayMakers Repertory Company takes audiences into the darker reaches of the forest with two tales of magic and transformation in the theater’s annual rotating repertory event. The professional theater in residence performs “Into the Woods” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Nov. 1 to Dec. 7.

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Global rankings place UNC 46th among top universities in the world

/ Global Programs

Recognized once again as one of the leading global public research universities, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranks 46th among the top universities in the world, up one spot from last year. It was 12th among U.S. public universities on the London-based Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

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Graduate School establishes new mentoring professorship and student fellowship

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Through the generosity of Dr. and Mrs. Harold E. Glass of Philadelphia, the Graduate School of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has established a three-year term professorship for a faculty member and a corresponding fellowship for the graduate student the professor selects to mentor.

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College receives $3M for program to benefit first-generation undergraduate students

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UNC’s Office of Undergraduate Education will receive $3 million over four years to fund a program for first-generation college students that includes curricular innovations, outreach and support, and pathways for timely and affordable degree completion.

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