Davis Winkie is a second-year military history Ph.D. student and teaching assistant in the Department of History. While most military-affiliated grads are transitioning from military life to civilian life, how was your experience transitioning from civilian life to military life? … 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
Ana Ramirez is a first-year doctoral student in anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. What made you decide to pursue a graduate degree? I took three years off between my undergraduate and graduate school years. I … 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
Alexis Georgeson is a third year PhD student studying Quantitative Psychology. Her research focuses on psychometrics, longitudinal design, and substance use in adolescents. What made you pursue a graduate degree? Like most psychology majors, I initially wanted to be a … Read more
Ericka Case is a first-year at UNC and is currently enrolled in the Masters of Public Health Leadership Program, class of 2020. She served in the Navy Nurse Corps and held jobs as an oncology/ hematology nurse, led a medical … Read more
Travis is a first year graduate student in the Environment, Ecology, and Energy Program and his research includes determining social interactions between marine bacteria by investigating the competitive phenotypes of microbes present in salt marsh ecosystems. Previously, he served for seven … 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
Kyle Chan is from Hong Kong and is currently doing a PhD in Political Science. He completed his undergraduate degree in Hong Kong, then an MSc at the Leiden University (in the Netherlands) before coming here coming to UNC. What … Read more
