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When Ashley Rivenbark ’14 first found out that she had received a William D. Weir Honors Fellowship in Asian Studies to spend a semester of intensive language study and cultural immersion in Beijing, China, she almost didn’t go because she was too afraid of the unknown. Today she can’t imagine her life any other way. […]

As a master’s student in geological sciences at Carolina in the early 1980s, Elijah White (M.S. ’84) studied under UNC geology faculty legends John Dennison, Roy Ingram and Walter Wheeler. White says that his experiences with these esteemed faculty members represent some of his best memories of UNC and helped inspire him to give back to the

Hong Bloom ’09, of Harrisburg, N.C., was a Winstead Scholar during her time at Carolina. As a computer science major, Bloom worked for Wachovia and Wells Fargo while at UNC. After graduation, Bloom earned her MBA in 2013 from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. She currently works at JPMorgan Chase as a

  Since 2000, the Arts and Sciences Foundation has worked with five of Carolina’s Greek organizations to establish distinguished professorships, which allow the College to attract or retain outstanding teachers and scholars. These professorships help the College remain competitive among its peers for faculty who demonstrate excellence in undergraduate teaching, exhibit exceptional interpersonal and communication

The first Board of Directors of the Arts and Sciences Foundation in 1975 included some of the state’s most prominent citizens. From the beginning, the board has had fiduciary responsibilities, including the oversight of the Foundation’s endowment and budget. The board meets twice annually, once in the spring and fall. The founding board members were:

On December 3, 1975, at 4:06 p.m., N.C. Secretary of State Thad Eure (UNC Class of 1921) signed, in his trademark green ink, the Articles of Incorporation for the “University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Arts and Sciences Foundation, Inc.” Over the next 40 days, we will recognize the work of the Arts and

Steve Israel ’66 admits he was not a distinguished student in his high school and early college years. In fact, he said he was “uninspired” and “muddled through” high school and his first two years at Carolina. “I started as a business major, because it was expected that I would join my father in his

What do you want to be when you grow up? Banker, physician, college professor? Adventurous, self-reliant, creative? The Go Anywhere Initiative, a partnership between Honors Carolina and University Career Services, helps students explore not only what they want to do, but who they want to be — to discover a life well-lived. “Go Anywhere helps

The College of Arts and Sciences has received a $5 million gift to provide Dean Karen M. Gil with “say yes” funds that empower department chairs to be agile, responsive and innovative. The gift, from an anonymous alumni couple, will create a new $4 million academic leadership endowment and provide an additional $1 million —