UNC Global Hosts the Chancellor’s Global Leadership Council in New York City

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hosted a meeting for more than 120 members and guests of the Chancellor’s Global Leadership Council in New York City, May 2–3, 2019. Established in 2016, the council is a pan-university network of alumni who are committed to supporting UNC’s aspiration to be a leading global public… Read more »

UNC-Chapel Hill Awarded $14 Million to Make Childbirth Safer for Mothers and Infants

A team of clinical researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received $14 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct two studies designed to improve pregnancy outcomes in the world’s poorest countries. An interdisciplinary team at the UNC School of Medicine and the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health will lead the studies.

Seven Students Receive Class of 1938 Summer Project Abroad Fellowship

Seven students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have received Class of 1938 Summer Project Abroad Fellowships for research abroad in summer 2019. Supported by an endowment created by UNC-Chapel Hill’s Class of 1938, the fellowship has funded independent international projects by Carolina students since 1975.

Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies Awarded US Russia Foundation Grant

The Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Russia Foundation to launch a two-year pilot program at UNC-Chapel Hill.

UNC Global Hosts Fifth Annual Naturalization Ceremony

On April 12, UNC Global hosted its fifth annual naturalization ceremony in conjunction with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the Nelson Mandela Auditorium of the FedEx Global Education Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The ceremony celebrated the naturalization of 59 new American citizens who came from countries across the world.

UNC Global Statement about Recent Performance

UNC Global welcomes students, faculty, and staff from over a hundred countries, represented by a diverse range of perspectives, traditions, and faiths—and we stand steadfast against hate in all its forms. Many members of our community, including Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, are heartbroken and offended by a musical performance during the three-day “Conflict over Gaza”… Read more »

UNC Global Participates in University-Wide GiveUNC Day on April 9

On April 9, 2019, UNC Global will participate in GiveUNC, a campus-wide fundraising effort across the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. All funds raised for UNC Global during GiveUNC will go to the Chancellor’s Global Education Fund, a University-wide fund supporting global opportunities, such as College of Arts and Sciences study abroad scholarships,… Read more »

UNC Global to Host Fifth Annual Naturalization Ceremony for New US Citizens

UNC Global, in conjunction with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), will host a naturalization ceremony recognizing 59 of North Carolina’s new candidates for U.S. citizenship on April 12, 2019. The candidates come from 28 countries, including India, Ethiopia, Canada, Vietnam and Mexico.

Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova Visits UNC-Chapel Hill

Her excellency Cristina Balan, Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to the U.S., visited the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Friday, March 29, 2019. Ambassador Balan, along with Veronica Dragnev-Sacara, deputy chief of mission, and Vladislav Nastas, first secretary for the Embassy of Moldova, visited North Carolina to meet with universities, government… Read more »

Program on Chinese Cities Considers Urban Development at UNC-Chapel Hill and Beyond

As director of the Program on Chinese Cities, an initiative within the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Department of City and Regional Planning to study urbanization in China, Yan Song has seen how the evolution of networks has impacted city design as well as the natural environment.