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Recent DAMES MA Grad Accepts Middle School Teaching Position

Alumni of our programs here in DAMES go on to do great things. The very…

The Old Well at UNC

DAMES Student Pens Award-Winning Paper

Sound the trumpets! Incoming student achievement in 3, 2, 1… During this year’s annual meeting…

Meet new DAMES graduate student: Zhihan Xu, also known as Atila!

Recently I interviewed Atila, one of our new graduate students this year! Read on to…

Seniors Present Research at 2024 Senior Honors Colloquium

On April 25th, 2024, seniors from the Departments of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, American…

 

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Alumni Spotlight

Laurel Foote-Hudson

Laurel Foote-Hudson

Laurel Foote-Hudson came to UNC-Chapel Hill with a deep and abiding passion for the study of languages. She ended up majoring in both Asian Studies...

Erin Posas and Matt Coss

Erin Posas and Matt Coss

Follow the journey of two of our 2016 grads, Erin Posas and Matt Coss!

Lauren Trushin

Lauren Trushin

Lauren Trushin, class of 2017, graduated with a double major in Public Policy and History and a minor in Asian Studies...

Jason Mortimer

Jason Mortimer

Jason Mortimer grew up in Durham and graduated from UNC-CH in 2006 with degrees in Asian Studies and...

 

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