The Graduate School welcomes incoming Royster Fellows
Ten incoming Royster fellows join more than 600 Royster Society of Fellow alumni.
Student Focus: Michele Kelley
Michele Kelley, who has both a Royster Fellowship and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, is pursuing innovative research and also seeking ways to encourage others to pursue science.
Student Focus: Matthew Clayton
Inspired by students, Royster fellow Matthew Clayton works to improve social and mental health among teenagers.
Oct. 5 panel event focuses on ways to alleviate mental health stigma
Stigma Free Carolina, a student-led initiative focused on reducing mental health stigma at UNC-Chapel Hill, will sponsor a panel discussion on Oct. 5. The public is invited to attend the 5:30 p.m. event at the School of Social Work auditorium.
The Royster Society of Fellows at 20
Interdisciplinary fellowships help doctoral students reach their highest levels of achievement
Alumni Focus: Andrew Flory
Musicology and Royster alumnus rocks career on Motown
Mentoring from the start
This year, 43 Royster Fellows, members of The Graduate School’s select fellowship program, have been paired with 62 Carolina Covenant Scholars, undergraduates from low-income backgrounds who have been admitted to Carolina and have the opportunity to graduate debt-free.
Lead plaintiff in Blackhorse v. Pro-Football Inc. to give keynote address at April 1 Native Leaders Symposium
“Historical Trauma and Healing: the Fourth Annual Native Leaders Symposium” will be held April 1 at the Carolina Inn, and the public is invited to attend.
Mental health IS health
What does stigma feel like?This question opened the Redefining Mental Health panel discussion in October. The panel was one of many educational events held by Stigma Free Carolina, an initiative of The Graduate School and the Royster Society of Fellows.
Bhardwaj receives Boka W. Hadzija Award for commitment to leadership, scholarship, service
Kiran Bhardwaj, a doctoral student in philosophy, has received the 2015 Boka W. Hadzija Award for Distinguished University Service by a Graduate or Professional Student.
