Heather Ward, associate dean of study abroad and international exchanges, said students have applied to study in 27 countries, rather than the typical 360 programs in 70 countries, as the office has removed programs in many countries that have limited the entry of U.S. travelers.
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EDUC 320: "Navigating Education Borderlands" is a summer program that allows first generation college students to study at the U.S.-Mexico border to conduct research about the effect the border has on people's lives.
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While sexual assault on campus has become part of public discourse in recent years, sexual assault while studying abroad has not. An issue that impacts the lives of UNC and other college students goes largely unreported and unacknowledged due to language barriers, lack of available resources and other isolating factors of the abroad experience.
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“What Jodi is doing with this excavation is reshaping the way we think about Judaism in this historical period,” Rhinehart said, “which is also crazy to think about that you’re a part of her historically changing research.”
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Students studying abroad in D.C. receive real-world experience in their chosen field via internships, on top of completing intensive coursework for credit.
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Studying abroad as a Black student is a very different experience from studying abroad as a white student. Some students are forced to face situations where they are the only Black person in their region and treated as an oddity, and oftentimes they lack advisers who understand their problems.
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This Joint Degree Program, between the historic small town of Chapel Hill and one of the most dynamic cities in Asia, is a truly unique experience. Read more to find out about this amazing opportunity:
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Interested in the Marshall Scholarship? This former scholar is trying to bring a similar program to undergraduates at UNC.
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Exploring the intersection of religion and science, Maggie Hilderbran received a remarkable scholarship to continue a passion that began with watching Star Trek. But when Hilderbran isn't trying to tackle existence's toughest questions, she's enjoying her final year at UNC.
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A growing number of UNC students are expanding their world views by studying abroad.
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If you plan on studying abroad, want to renew your passport or need to get your first passport, the annual passport drive is offering passport services and information on how to be ready for them.
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As Hurricane Florence stalled on the North Carolina coast, UNC students studying abroad at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) banded together and braced for a tropical disaster of their own in Typhoon Mangkhut.
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New U.S. State Department travel warnings have prompted colleges and universities to revise their international risk assessment policies, which has brought into question what these institutions do for students who are in areas of conflict while abroad.
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Some low-income students have had frustrating experiences trying to coordinate a study abroad trip and feel that the scholarship and study abroad offices are not as helpful as they are advertised.
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UNC-Wilmington is expecting about 100 students from Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences in China to participate in its new dual degree program starting in 2018.
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