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'We're prepared': UNC students plan to go global for spring study abroad

By Evan Castillo | September 30

Heather Ward, associate dean of study abroad and international exchanges, said students have applied to study in 27 countries, rather than the typical ...

'A really cruel move': International students express concern over ICE visa restrictions

By Maydha Devarajan | July 9

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 ...

Coronavirus extends uncertainty of study abroad programs into the fall semester

By Anthony Howard | April 15

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 cancels all spring 2020 study abroad programs

By Maeve Sheehey | March 12

Spring 2020 study abroad programs to European countries with Level 3 (Avoid Nonessential Travel) travel advisories from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

Summer study abroad programs through UNC canceled

By Maeve Sheehey | March 12

Summer 2020 study abroad programs through the University have been cancelled due to the spread of coronavirus, according to an email from Heather Ward, ...

UNC cancels spring study abroad programs to Italy due to coronavirus

By Maeve Sheehey | February 29

The University is cancelling all spring 2020 semester study abroad programs in Italy due to coronavirus and has restrictions on travel to China, South ...

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

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 ...