Carolina is tied for 10th among top research universities in the number of students and recent graduates receiving Fulbright grants. With 15 students teaching, conducting research and studying abroad this year on Fulbright U.S. Student Program… read more
The leaders of a pioneering online TV show distributor and the agency that polices doping by Olympic athletes have been honored by the GAA with Distinguished Young Alumni Awards. Jason Alan Kilar ’93, CEO of Hulu.com, and Travis Thompson… read more
Teach For America ranked UNC sixth among large schools on its 2010 list of colleges and universities contributing the most graduating seniors to its ranks. Carolina contributed 55 graduates to the teaching corps. The University of Texas at… read more
For many young people, study abroad is a route to a wider world. For Emily Williamson ’99, traveling on a Frances Phillips scholarship immediately after graduation showed her the way back home. Some words she heard from former UNC System… read more
When Eric Montross ’94 stands his seven-foot frame in the seven-foot doorway of a child’s hospital room, the child tends to take notice. Inspired by his parents to make volunteer service a priority, Montross started visiting patients at the… read more
Eve Carson ’08 embodied the Carolina spirit. With her exuberance and kindness, her leadership and service, her intelligence and energy, she was, as former Chancellor James Moeser has said, “truly a gift to Chapel Hill and the Carolina… read more
A former basketball player, a community college administrator and a student body president who became advocates for public and volunteer service have been honored by the GAA with the 2009 Distinguished Young Alumni Awards. Eric Montross ’94… read more
A 23-year-old alumnus who was serving in Afghanistan died Aug. 18 from injuries suffered when his vehicle was destroyed by a roadside bomb. Army Pfc. Morris L. Walker ’08, an Army paratrooper, was one of two U.S. soldiers who died in the… read more
One night during her sophomore year, working very late in Davis Library, Sindhura Citineni ’04 was rummaging around on the Internet, feeling almost delirious with the pressure of papers and other work that was due. Around three in the morning, she… read more
Two entrepreneurs who tackle issues such as hunger, poverty and diversity – and engage others in service projects – have been honored as the GAA’s 2008 Distinguished Young Alumni. Sindhura Citineni ’04 of Morrisville and Tony Deifell ’91 of San… read more