Banu Gökariksel, associate professor in UNC-Chapel Hill’s geography department, has been appointed the Caroline H. and Thomas S. Royster Distinguished Professor for Graduate Education.
The Royster Society of Fellows attracts exceptionally talented graduate students from around the world to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The fellowship program also prepares them for unprecedented global learning opportunities.
Doctoral students from King’s College London will soon travel to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to discuss graduate education in a global context with Carolina doctoral students.
“I’ve always been interested in reaching across disciplinary boundaries,” says new Royster Distinguished Professor Marsha Collins. She shares her enthusiasm for the interdisciplinary Royster Society, as well as her belief in the uplifting power of education.
Marsha Collins has been appointed the Caroline H. and Thomas S. Royster Distinguished Professor for Graduate Education.
