Initiative for Minority Excellence Featured Scholar – Janelle Viera
Janelle Viera is a doctoral candidate in sociology whose research “focuses on race, ethnicity, migration and social mobility, primarily among Latinxs in the United States,” she says. She is originally...
View ArticleCarolina Grad Student F1RSTS Featured Scholar – Stephanie Betancur
Stephanie Betancur, a doctoral student in nursing, was born in Medellin, Colombia. She is the recipient of a National Institutes of Health-funded T32 Predoctoral Training Grant and is an inpatient...
View ArticleGlobal Grads Featured Scholar – Caitilin McMillan
Caitilin McMillan is a Rotary Peace Fellow and doctoral student in geography. She plans to pursue a master’s degree in clinical rehabilitation and mental health counseling, leading to a joint degree at...
View ArticleMilitary-Affiliated Grads Featured Scholar – Michael Bressler
Michael Bressler is a dual degree master’s degree student within social work and public health. He plans to graduate at the end of this semester “with two master’s degrees and a world full of...
View ArticleInitiative for Minority Excellence-Xavier Bonner
Xavier Bonner is a doctoral student in biochemistry and biophysics. While an undergraduate student at Morehouse College, he participated in a research program co-sponsored by the Biophysical Society...
View ArticleUNC’s 2020 National First-gen College Celebration
2020 Schedule of Virtual Events First-generation undergraduate, graduate and professional students are all welcome to attend these events! Thursday, November 5 Tri-Alpha National Honor Society for...
View ArticleGlobal Grads Featured Scholar – Kemal Ozalp
Kemal Ozalp, a doctoral student in biology, is from Istanbul, Turkey, and received his bachelor’s degree from Yildiz Technical University and a master’s degree from Istanbul Technical University. He...
View ArticleCarolina Grad Student F1RSTS Featured Scholar – Amy Wright
Amy Wright is a second-year master’s student in the School of Social Work. They also serve as a social work coordinator for the Student Health Action Coalition free health clinic and the social work...
View ArticleMilitary-Affiliated Grads Featured Scholar – Joesph Biddix
Joseph Biddix, a student in UNC-Chapel Hill’s online Doctor of Nursing Practice program, has received two bachelor’s degrees from Carolina. While pursuing his bachelor’s degree in nursing, he was...
View ArticleInitiative for Minority Excellence Featured Scholar – Isa Cruz
Isa Cruz is a doctoral candidate in anthropology and a member of The Graduate School’s Royster Society of Fellows. Originally from Mexico, she received her bachelor’s degree in anthropology and Latin...
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