Wendell McCain Wendell McCain had dreamed of attending Princeton, or maybe even Georgetown, since he was in the fifth grade. But when the North Mecklenburg High School graduate earned a Morehead Scholarship to Carolina, he never looked back. “I was pleasantly surprised at the diversity of students here, and got just as great of an […]
Everything about this new entrepreneurship class was unusual. It focused on making a difference in the world. Professors told the students it was OK to fail. Instructional technology and a star lineup of guest speakers engaged students in new ways. Welcome to Entrepreneurship 1.0.
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Happy New Year. Get warmed up for the spring term by checking out the many events on the College of Arts and Sciences January calendar. Highlights and links below. Jan. 9 – 13: PlayMakers’ PRC2 presents And God Created Great Whales. $15-$36. https://college.unc.edu/2012/12/18/playmakersgreatwhales/ Jan. 10: A folklore colloquium with Grammy Award winners Lance and April
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The University’s board of trustees received two external reviews Thursday concerning past academic irregularities in African and Afro-American studies. Reviewers found that the problems began in 1997, involved two persons who no longer work here, and did not occur in any other academic departments. Reviewers also validated the extensive policies now in place to prevent similar problems in the future.
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The Spanish for the Professions Minor in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences prepares students for bilingual careers in the business, communications and healthcare professions.
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The College of Arts and Sciences seeks a full-time multimedia producer for a one-year paid editorial internship position in its communications office.This is an opportunity to learn from experienced news and public-relations professionals while building a portfolio. The intern will: produce videos and multimedia presentations for web and social-media platforms shoot photos for news stories,
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When Chenxi “Chex” Yu left Chapel Hill to spend the summer in Beijing, China, as part of the UNC-Peking University Entrepreneurship Summer Internship program, she knew she would have some great learning experiences. But she didn’t know she would make history.
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We have plenty of music, film, drama and talks to entertain, enlighten and inform you during October. Please scroll through the highlights and links below from the College of Arts and Sciences calendar. Oct. 1: Professor Maria DeGuzman discusses her latest book, Buenes Noches, American Culture. Free to the public. 10 a.m. Pleasants Family Assembly
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Hunter Rawlings, president of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), will share his views about research universities Sept. 27 as part of the University’s yearlong conversation about the future of U.S. public higher education. Rawlings will give a free, public lecture at noon in Gerrard Hall. The campus community is invited to attend. Rawlings
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UNC composer Lee Weisert’s installations explore sounds created by water. This feature and more water initiatives in the fall 2012 issue of Carolina Arts & Sciences magazine.
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