HOU Xin is a visiting scholar in the Program on Chinese Cities, an initiative of the Department of City and Regional Planning and the Center for Urban and Regional Studies in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences.
Global Heels: International Scholar HOU Xin Read More »
Feminist poet, writer, photographer and social activist Margaret Randall will read from her new poems and talk about the writing process March 19 at noon at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Poet Margaret Randall to read at UNC March 19 Read More »
Reem Ghunaim is studying city and regional planning in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences. She is specializing in economic development. She will graduate in May 2014 with a master’s degree in urban planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She will also earn an international development certificate, plus a certificate from Duke in conflict resolution and international peace, as part of her Rotary Peace Fellowship with the Duke-UNC Rotary Center for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution.
Global Heels: Reem Ghunaim, Palestinian Territory Read More »
UNC’s Digital Innovation Lab (DIL) began working with the Khayrallah Program for Lebanese-American Studies at North Carolina State University two years ago to map the migration and settlement of hundreds of families in North Carolina cities a century ago from what is now Lebanon, but was then a part of the Ottoman Empire.
Collaboration culminates in Lebanese migration exhibit at N.C. Museum of History Read More »
Three students in the College of Arts and Sciences have been chosen to receive the Martin Luther King Jr. UNC Student Scholarship, an award given annually to students who not only excel academically, but who embody King’s commitment to civil and human rights in their contributions to the community.
UNC students living King’s legacy receive scholarship Read More »
Kenya’s national poverty alleviation program leads teens to delay sexual activity. Because age of sexual debut is a known risk factor for HIV infection, these large-scale programs could have a spillover impact on HIV prevention, according to the results of a study by UNC researchers.
UNC study: Kenya poverty alleviation program delays teen sexual activity Read More »
William “Bill” Rohe, a faculty member in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences, has received a Fulbright Research Scholarship to research urban revitalization in Glasgow, Scotland.
Rohe receives Fulbright Award to the United Kingdom Read More »
Fredy Grefa, a native of Coca, Ecuador, has traveled far to pursue a master’s in city and regional planning from UNC. He is hoping to help indigenous cultures have a voice in natural resource management in the Amazon.
Fredy Grefa: From the Ecuadorian Amazon to Chapel Hill Read More »
A new international exchange program created by the U.S. Department of State and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will foster cultural diplomacy through popular music and dance.
New program to foster cultural diplomacy through music, dance Read More »
Francisco Laguna-Correa is a PhD student in Hispanic studies and 19th century cultural studies, with a focus on Mexico. He is enrolled in the Department of Romance Languages in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences.
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