Michael Mian, a junior from Concord who seeks a career in environmental justice and international action on climate change, has been chosen as one of 80 Udall Scholars for 2010. Mian was among 537 candidates nominated by 256 colleges and… read more
Christopher Sopher, a junior Morehead-Cain Scholar, has been awarded the distinguished Truman Scholarship, worth up to $30,000 for graduate studies toward a public service-related degree. Sopher, of Virginia, is a double major in public… read more
The University has been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. UNC is one of only six colleges and universities in the country to receive the award, the… read more
After 24 straight hours on their feet for the kids, the UNC Dance Marathon announced Saturday evening that it raised $421,851.32 to benefit the children and families of N.C. Children’s Hospital. The total — representative of the student group’s… read more
Carolina honored three people on Monday with its University Awards for the Advancement of Women. A reception for the winners helped kick off the campus’ Women’s Week 2010. The awards, created in 2006, honor individuals who have mentored or… read more
Two juniors — Caroline Fish of Raleigh and Chase Jones of Greensboro — have been named Eve Carson Scholars. The scholarship will fund half the cost of attendance in their senior years, plus $5,000 each for a summer enrichment… read more
Five Carolina undergraduates have been selected as Phillips Ambassadors for spring study abroad programs in Asia. Phillips Ambassadors is a scholarship program offered through study abroad programs in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences and the… read more
Imagine finding out that your boyfriend has won a Rhodes Scholarship … and soon afterward, learning that you have, too. It happened to UNC senior Libby Longino. She and Henry Spelman are among 32 American college students selected most… read more
Four students at Carolina and Duke are about to receive a rare opportunity in higher education. Two first-year students from each school will be invited to join the Robertson Scholars Program, a comprehensive leadership initiative in which… read more
Twenty-two Carolina undergraduates have been selected as Phillips Ambassadors for summer and fall 2009 study abroad programs in Asia. The scholarship program, designed to broaden awareness of Asia, is offered through study abroad programs in… read more