The Graduate School is pleased to announce an innovative pilot program to assist graduate students in exploring and preparing for a variety of career options.

Susan A. Murphy was named a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellow for using statistics to personalize treatment of chronic illnesses. She will speak May 9 at Carolina.

The Graduate School is pleased to announce the opening of nominations for the Caroline H. and Thomas S. Royster Distinguished Professorship for Graduate Education. This term professorship recognizes the contributions of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Royster, the founders and … Read more

Royster Society mentoring program helps Covenant Scholars see possibilities of graduate school The Carolina Covenant promises, and provides, a debt-free undergraduate education to talented students from low-income families. Covenant Scholars may not want to stop once they have their bachelor’s … Read more

Royster fellows Nelson Pace, Nikhil Tomar and Todd Jensen launch a campaign to engage the Carolina community in an important conversation.

[vimeo id=”107864995″ width=”600″ height=”350″ autoplay=”no” api_params=””] [transcript] Whenever John Paul Balmonte attends an oceanography conference or goes on fieldwork expeditions, he often feels somewhat isolated. Balmonte, a second-year doctoral student in the marine sciences department, is Filipino. “I definitely feel … Read more

Through the generosity of Dr. and Mrs. Harold E. Glass of Philadelphia, The Graduate School of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has established a three-year term professorship for a faculty member and a corresponding fellowship for the graduate student the professor selects to mentor.

The UNC-Chapel Hill Graduate School recently launched a program focused on academic success, professional development and degree completion for diverse graduate students. The new Diversity and Student Success program is modeled on the Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate … Read more

Milad Minooie spent five years working as a journalist and news editor in Iran. Bryan Bozung has spent the last three summers excavating an ancient synagogue in the village of Huqoq in northern Israel. Rebecca Whitaker served, for the past … Read more

Learn some interesting facts and figures about graduate education, at Carolina and beyond.