Global Career Night

Fedex Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium (1015) 301 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Interested in pursuing a global career? Listen to UNC alum talk about their experiences abroad after college and gain insight on how you can continue going global after graduation. Panelists represent a variety of career options: government, private industry, NGOs, … Continued

Shuford Lecture Series Innovation & Entrepreneurship Presents: Q&A with Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin, Co-Founders and Co-CEO’s of theSkimm

Fedex Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium (1015) 301 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship is excited to welcome Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin, founders of theSkimm, to Chapel Hill for the 2019 annual lecture series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Weisberg and Zakin will participate in a Q&A to share … Continued

2019 Frank Porter Graham Lecture: I Am Jane Doe

Fedex Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium (1015) 301 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Mary Mazzio, an award-winning documentary film director, Olympic athlete, and former law firm partner, is Founder and CEO of 50 Eggs, Inc., an independent film production company dedicated to making socially impactful films. Mary wrote, directed and produced the highly-acclaimed … Continued

*CANCELED* Probing the Universe with Gravitational Waves, Rainer Weiss, 2017 Nobel Laureate

Fedex Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium (1015) 301 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

*CANCELED* Probing the Universe with Gravitational Waves Rainer Weiss, 2017 Nobel Laureate and Professor of Physics Emeritus at MIT The observations of gravitational waves from the mergers of compact binary sources opens a new way to learn about the universe, … Continued

Honors Carolina “Go Anywhere” Launch (Honors Carolina Class of 2022)

Fedex Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium (1015) 301 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Celebrate the launch of Honors Carolina’s “Go Anywhere” Initiative with distinguished alumni Chad and Blake Pike ’93, and James Leloudis, Peter T. Grauer Associate Dean for Honors Carolina. The “Go Anywhere” initiative will include a new team of career coaches, … Continued

2018 Frank Porter Graham Lecture: Healthcare’s Seven Dirty Words

Fedex Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium (1015) 301 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Elizabeth G. Taylor is executive director of the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), a nationally recognized legal nonprofit dedicated to protecting and advancing the health rights of low income and underserved individuals. Elizabeth has spent her career advancing justice both … Continued

Frank Porter Graham Lecture: Profiting Off of the Poor? Balancing Sustainable Solutions to Poverty

Fedex Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium (1015) 301 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Christopher Laurent is the Chief Financial Officer of VisionFund International, the microfinance division of World Vision International, a global humanitarian aid organization.  Based in London, he is responsible for a 32-country microfinance network that reaches1.5 million clients – three-quarters of … Continued