Eleven students and specialists from UNC unearthed mosaics featuring biblical heroines from 1,600 years ago in a small village in Israel. This is the first time these objects have been observed in over 2,000 years.
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"Learning a few phrases in Greek didn’t result in me being forever changed and well-traveled. Understanding my role in relation to the rest of the world and further committing myself to becoming a more ethical member of my global community is the real merit of having traveled abroad."
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Some UNC professors plan to travel abroad this coming summer and fall to work on research projects delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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About 400 UNC students were studying abroad during the spring 2020 semester. But on March 17, the University canceled all study abroad programs after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Here's a look at how the University brought students home and what some students who studied abroad thought about their experience.
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Whether from their computer screen or in another country, the Study Abroad Office has adapted amid COVID-19 to offer students opportunities for a "global experience."
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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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On July 6, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced changes to temporary exemptions for students on F-1 and M-1 visas taking online classes in the fall because of the pandemic. Under the exemptions, students who are taking an entirely remote course load are not allowed to remain in the country, and if they do not leave or take measures like transferring to another school with in-person classes, they face potential deportation.
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With the COVID-19 pandemic still heavily affecting day-to-day life, the fate of fall study abroad programs are still uncertain. With this in mind, the UNC Global Study Abroad Office has created an FAQ site where students who are planning to go abroad in the fall can find up-to-date information on the situation.
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Spring 2020 study abroad programs to European countries with Level 3 (Avoid Nonessential Travel) travel advisories from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been canceled in response to the spread of coronavirus, according to a campus-wide email sent from Thursday.
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Summer 2020 study abroad programs through the University have been cancelled due to the spread of coronavirus, according to an email from Heather Ward, associate dean for Study Abroad and International Exchanges, sent Thursday and a campus-wide email sent Friday. Students who have signed study abroad contracts already will have their contracts voided and will not be charged administrative fees or other cashier-billed expenses for the program, the email said.
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The University is cancelling all spring 2020 semester study abroad programs in Italy due to coronavirus and has restrictions on travel to China, South Korea and Italy, according to a campus-wide email Saturday.
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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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