Global Programs

Borders and Belonging

Susan Harbage Page holds a number of the objects she has collected at the U.S. Mexico border like a Bible, a shoe, an inner tube/raft, and more. (photo by Donn Young)

Susan Harbage Page has long held a fascination with borders and identity. For almost a decade, she walked the U.S.-Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley, photographing and collecting objects that border-crossers left behind. The objects told her powerful stories about hope and heartache, borders and belonging, and sometimes, a great deal of violence.

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Three students selected as 2020 Weir Fellows

Old Well

Three students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were selected as recipients of the 2020 William D. Weir Honors Fellowship in Asian Studies, a program designed for students who have started their Chinese language journey and would like to develop advanced working language skills.

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Research UNCovered: Juan Carlos González Espitia

Juan Carlos González Espitia (photo by Megan May)

Juan Carlos González Espitia is an associate professor of Spanish in the Department of Romance Studies within the UNC College of Arts & Sciences. In his historical study of syphilis in the Spanish-speaking world, he explores the ways the disease affects private and public life, literature, the arts, medical discourse, politics, and public policy.

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