The outreach program of the department of philosophy in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences has been honored with a prize for excellence and innovation by the American Philosophical Association (APA) and the Philosophy Documentation Center (PDC).
UNC’s philosophy outreach program honored for innovation and excellence Read More »
Sasha Seymore, a UNC-Chapel Hill senior, and Thomas Golden, a 2011 graduate from UNC-Chapel Hill, have been named recipients of the George J. Mitchell Scholarship, which supports graduate studies in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Seymore, Golden earn prestigious Mitchell Scholarships Read More »
Sarah M. Bufkin of Atlanta, a 2013 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has received a Rhodes Scholarship, the world’s oldest and best known awards for graduate study.
Bufkin named Carolina’s 49th Rhodes Scholar Read More »
Ray Burby, a professor emeritus of city and regional planning, has been awarded the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning’s (ACSP) Distinguished Educator Award.
Burby wins distinguished educator award Read More »
A new report by UNICEF shows that 2.6 million more children have sunk below the poverty line in the world’s most affluent countries since 2008. Public policy professor Ashu Handa heads the UNICEF office that produced the report.
New UNICEF report shows 2.6 million more children below poverty line Read More »
Six global and area studies centers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will receive approximately $10.1 million in competitive federal Title VI grants over the next four years.
UNC Global and Area Studies Centers Awarded $10.1 Million in Federal Education Grants Read More »
James Peacock, the Kenan Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, will be awarded the 2014 George H. Johnson Prize by UNC’s Institute for the Arts and Humanities at a celebration and reception Oct. 17.
Anthropology professor to be awarded prize for distinguished service Read More »
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been awarded a $1.86 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to create a regional center of excellence in intelligence studies.
New center to focus on intelligence, security studies Read More »
A documentary by UNC geographer Altha Cravey that explores the connections of the indigenous Otomi people in Durham, N.C., and in their hometown of San Pablito, Mexico, has been selected for an American Indian film festival.
Cravey’s documentary to be screened at American Indian film festival Read More »
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.
College receives $3M for program to benefit first-generation undergraduate students Read More »
