Smita Misra is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Communication. Born in India, she grew up as a child in Bahrain and a teenager in Toronto. She has been studying trauma since 2012 with experience spanning Canadian, British, and American contexts. What … Read more

Giovanna Gobbi is a Fulbright Visiting Researcher in the English and Comparative Literature Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Ph.D. Candidate in Brazilian Literature at the Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. Her research focuses … Read more

Yashvi Patel is a passionate environmentalist hailing from the vibrant land of beauty and harmony, India. She is in her final year pursuing a Masters in Environmental Engineering.   What made you choose UNC/NC when deciding on a program/place to … Read more

Katherine, “Kate,” Huth is a first-year student studying in the Global Studies department after 15 years of teaching in schools and Universities around the world.  When she is not working, she describes herself as “a total geek” and spends her hours … Read more

Parag Jyoti Saikia is a first-year doctoral student in the Department of Anthropology at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and recipient of the Weiss Urban Livability Fellowship awarded by The Graduate School. He hails from Assam, a … Read more

Ilich Mejía is a global grad from La Ceiba, Honduras. Ilich is a first-year graduate student pursuing a Master’s degree in Strategic Communication at the School of Media and Journalism. What made you choose UNC/NC when deciding on a program/place … Read more

Hongyi Dong is a second-year in the School of Information and Library Science, pursuing a MS in Information Science. He is a TCK (Third-Culture Kid) born in one country, but raised in another. He loves to learn new languages- he … Read more

Bannie Pan is a global grad from Taipei, Taiwan. He is in his second year of the Master’s program in Strategic Communication at the School of Media and Journalism. What made you choose UNC/NC when deciding on a program/place to study? … Read more

Pablo Miño is a first-year Ph.D. student at the School of Media and Journalism originally from Santiago, Chile. What made you choose UNC/NC when deciding on a program/place to study? Location! I wanted to come to a place with top-notch … Read more

Ina Falkeid is a second year Master’s student in American Studies, on an exchange program from the University of Oslo, Norway. She is from a small, coastal town in the southwest of Norway called Haugesund.  1. What made you choose … Read more