In some cases, when developing a new skill set, there is a definitive point at which you can say you’ve learned everything possible. In other instances, learning is an ongoing process that is never complete — something Tess Stogner ’19 … Read more

Born and raised in Mexico City, it’s no surprise that Mexico and its neighboring countries are a primary focus for associate professor of political science Cecilia Martinez-Gallardo. “My family all still lives in Mexico City, so I’m very connected to … Read more

For Carl Ernst, Islamic studies is about much more than studying the languages and cultures of the Middle East — it’s about fostering a much needed awareness of an area of the world with which many people in the United … Read more

How do societies cohere? How do they maintain? For Rahsaan Maxwell, associate professor of political science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, those questions have always been at the top of his mind. Growing up in Manhattan, … Read more

If you ask Wayne Landsman, the KPMG Distinguished Professor of Accounting at UNC Kenan-Flagler, he will tell you he never imagined traveling and teaching business on an international scale. “When I graduated with my doctorate in business from Stanford in … Read more

For Claudia Yaghoobi, a passion for learning and education was instilled in her from a young age. Now an assistant professor of Persian studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Yaghoobi grew up in an Armenian family … Read more

Prior to attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Harris Hamed ’17 had never been out of the country. Now, just three years and several passport stamps later, Hamed has traveled to 19 countries and six continents thanks … Read more