Study Abroad - The Daily Tar Heel

Program at U.S.-Mexico border offers immersive experience to first-gen UNC students

By Hunter Haskett | February 2

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 ...

The underreported trend of sexual assault during study abroad programs

By Elizabeth Thompson | September 12

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 ...

UNC students and archaeologists recapture a buried world of Judaism while abroad

July 15

“What Jodi is doing with this excavation is reshaping the way we think about Judaism in this historical period,” Rhinehart said, “which is also ...

UNC students study domestic and global policy issues in the nation's capital

By Maydha Devarajan | March 18

Students studying abroad in D.C. receive real-world experience in their chosen field via internships, on top of completing intensive coursework for credit. ...

The untold truth of being Black and studying abroad

By Nathan Wesley | February 18

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 ...

Students eligible for joint degree from UNC and Singapore university

By Nathan Wesley | February 7

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 ...

You could study abroad in London through this UNC nonprofit

By Evely Forte | February 4

Interested in the Marshall Scholarship? This former scholar is trying to bring a similar program to undergraduates at UNC.

Meet Maggie Hilderbran, a UNC senior who received a scholarship that only 40 people get

By Ellie Heffernan | January 8

Exploring the intersection of religion and science, Maggie Hilderbran received a remarkable scholarship to continue a passion that began with watching ...

UNC is one of the top-20 study abroad schools in the nation, Open Doors reports

By Suzanne Blake | November 26

A growing number of UNC students are expanding their world views by studying abroad.

DTH File Photo. The FedEx Global Education Center is located at 301 Pittsboro St on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.

Here's how you can get a passport through UNC Global

By Jordyn Williams | November 5

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 ...

UNC students abroad in Hong Kong hunker down for Typhoon Mangkhut

By Suzanne Blake | September 17

As Hurricane Florence stalled on the North Carolina coast, UNC students studying abroad at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) banded together ...

How will the State Department's new travel warnings impact students studying abroad?

By Bailey Aldridge | April 25

New U.S. State Department travel warnings have prompted colleges and universities to revise their international risk assessment policies, which has brought ...

Low-income students face red tape when seeking study abroad

By Casey Quam | April 18

Some low-income students have had frustrating experiences trying to coordinate a study abroad trip and feel that the scholarship and study abroad offices ...

UNC-W will be one of 34 schools selected for a partnership with Chinese university

By Emily Davis | April 11

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 ...

The Trump administration may be considering visa restrictions for Chinese students

By Blake Weaver | March 22

In addition to proposed trade tariffs on China, Politico reported the Trump Administration is considering restricting the visas of visiting Chinese students, ...

Q&A with Study Abroad Adviser Anna Wilson

By Marine Elia | December 4

With the recent opening of study abroad applications, Tar Heels are preparing to pack their suitcases and expand their world views. But what exactly should ...

UNC striving to increase study abroad opportunities

By Ramishah Maruf | November 30

When Bob Miles was first appointed the full-time study abroad director in 2000, he saw less than 800 students go through his program.  Now, UNC is ...

UNC students in Spain experience the Catalan independence movement

By Anna Pogarcic | October 22

As tensions continue in Spain over the Catalan independence movement, the 37 UNC students studying abroad in the country are still safe and benefiting ...