Diversity Highlights
Featured Stories and Scholars
Global Grads Student Advisory Board – New Members Needed
We need YOU! Please consider serving on our Global Grads Student Advisory Board this upcoming 2017-2018 academic year. Because you’re busy graduate students, the Advisory Board only meets 3 times a year for about 1 ½ hours—once at the beginning of the academic year in the fall semester (August/September), at the beginning of the spring semester (January), and ...
Carolina Grad Student F1RSTS Featured Scholar – Leslie Adams
Leslie Adams is a doctoral student in the Health Behavior program. She studies care-seeking behaviors and mental health service inequities among marginalized populations. 1. What made you decide to pursue a graduate degree? I have always loved research, but I never knew this career pathway was possible until I became exposed to the public health field following ...
Global Grads Featured Scholar – Andrea Otero
Andrea Otero is a global grad from Colombia. She is currently in her fourth year of the doctoral program in Economics and her research focuses on labor economics in developing countries. 1. What made you choose UNC/NC when deciding on a program/place to study? I chose UNC because it is well-positioned in the ranking of the best ...
Military-Affiliated Grads Featured Scholar – Phillip Sounia
Lieutenant Colonel Phillip D. Sounia is one of the Chief of Staff of the Army’s Doctoral Fellows in the Advanced Strategic Planning and Policy Program. He is currently in the third year of the doctoral program in Public Policy – Global Issues. He previously served as a Squadron Commander in the 82nd Airborne Division and was ...
Carolina Grad Student F1RSTS Featured Scholar – Ashley Crawford
Ashley Crawford is in the second year of the MPH program in Health Behavior 1. What made you decide to pursue a graduate degree? Based on my interests in undergrad, I knew that I wanted to gain more experience in public health and hopefully pursue a graduate degree in public health after some time working. After 4 ...
Global Grads Featured Scholar – Karthik Adapa
Karthik Adapa is a MPH student in the Department of Health Policy Management. He is a Fulbright Master’s scholar and a member of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the premier civil service of India. 1. What made you choose UNC/NC when deciding on a program/place to study? The strong foundations in understanding issues in public health and ...
Military-Affiliated Grads Featured Scholar – Charlene Finley
Charlene Finley is a doctoral candidate in the School of Information and Library Science 1. What made you decide to pursue a graduate degree? Pursuing a PhD has always been an ultimate goal of mine. I have always enjoyed being part of the academic community, and this happened to be the right season in my life to do ...
Global Grads Featured Scholar – Sofia Farah
Sofia Farah is a Master’s student in the Global Studies program. She is a global grad from Temuco, in the south of Chile. 1. What made you choose UNC/NC when deciding on a program/place to study? I chose Global Studies because it is an innovative and flexible program oriented to professionals working in non-academic settings. Also, I ...
Carolina Grad Student F1RSTS Featured Scholar – Alli Schad
Alli Schad is a final year Master’s student in the School of Social Work, specializing in integrated health care, mental health, and addiction treatment. 1. What made you decide to pursue a graduate degree? I wholeheartedly believe in the unlimited potential of all people and the duty we have to support each other’s wellbeing. My belief ...
Military-Affiliated Grads Featured Scholar – Connor Lawrence
Connor Lawrence is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Geological Sciences 1. What is the biggest difference you’ve noticed in transitioning from military life to civilian life? In the military, the success of the unit depended upon everyone completing a minimum set of goals. When I started at West Point, we were quickly taught the phrase, “Cooperate and ...