The Starting Point
The UNC LGBTQ Representation and Rights Initiative has published the first worldwide comprehensive report on transgender people serving in elected office.
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Diversity
Jennifer Ho named new IAH associate director
Jennifer Ho, associate professor and director of graduate studies for the department of English and comparative literature, will become the associate director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities.
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NEH-funded project to explore meaning of ‘home’ in African diaspora communities
A year-long project at UNC-Chapel Hill, “Telling our Stories of Home: Exploring and Celebrating Changing African-Diaspora Communities,” has been awarded a Humanities in the Public Square grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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December graduate: ‘Failure wasn’t an option’
Ashley Thrower came to Carolina for one reason: to get a college degree and become a physician. Even when she gave birth to her daughter Ava in 2014, Thrower never strayed away from that goal.
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A new way to Thrive at Carolina
At the White House Summit on College Access and Success last year, Chancellor Carol L. Folt committed Carolina to doing more for its Tar Heels — particularly low-income, first-generation and underrepresented students.
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Chancellor’s Science Scholars program helps undergrads forge a pathway to careers in research
The Chancellor’s Science Scholars program encourages talented students who are dedicated to advancing diversity in the sciences to pursue Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degrees in science or mathematics.
Soaking in the Cherokee language
Each Tuesday, a group of Carolina students and a professor have been fighting the midafternoon energy spiral with a steaming pot of coffee, cookies and a dose of Cherokee language immersion.
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UNC-Chapel Hill ranks in top 25 U.S. universities for study abroad
First ranking in Open Doors’ top 25 is based on Carolina’s significant number of students who study abroad.
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Three UNC Students Receive DAAD Graduate Study Scholarships
The Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst/German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has awarded Graduate Study Scholarships to three University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students: Alexandria Ruble, Caroline Nilsen and Mario Castillo.
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Pulitzer Prize winner to facilitate Nov. 19 UNC Town Hall on race and inclusion
Clarence Page, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, syndicated columnist and senior member of the Chicago Tribune editorial board, will facilitate the Town Hall on Thursday, Nov. 19.
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