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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…

An Insider’s Perspective from the DAMES MA program

What’s it like being a grad student here in DAMES, you ask? I had that…

New graduate student interview: Xingyu Chen!

Q: Tell us about yourself! My legal name is Xingyu Chen. Katherine can be used…

 

Faculty Spotlight

Keren He

Keren He

Dr. Keren He has won a 2024-25 academic fellowship...

Kyoungjin Bae

Kyoungjin Bae

Dr. Kyoungjin Bae joins the DAMES faculty...

Yurika Tamura

Yurika Tamura

An interview with Dr. Yurika Tamura, one of the newest faculty members here in DAMES...

Robin Visser

Robin Visser

Dr. Robin Visser has published a new book...

 

Alumni Spotlight

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...

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!

 

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