Honors Carolina

Happy Commencement Day, Tar Heels! Celebrate with the Honors Carolina Class of 2024 with the ceremony live stream at 7:00 p.m.:
https://commencement.unc.edu/livestream/

The Office of Distinguished Scholarships is thrilled to announce that Nicholas Boyer has been selected as Carolina’s 53rd Barry Goldwater Scholar.

The scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.

Nicholas, a rising senior majoring in chemistry and computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been a member of the Kanai Research Group in the chemistry department since his first year at Carolina. Nicholas was published recently in The Journal of Chemical Physics and co-organized the 2024 Carolina Science Olympiad invitational tournament.

Click below to more about Nicholas and the Goldwater Scholarship.
https://honorscarolina.unc.edu/carolina-undergraduate-named-2024-barry-goldwater-scholar/

Take the challenge for Day! Our Advisory Board members are matching all gifts to the Honors Carolina program dollar for dollar up to $25,000 today - click below to support our program!
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is today! Join us on this day of giving for our program and University to help our students continue to chart a path to a purposeful life and successful career.
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is only five days away! From career coaching to global learning, we strive to provide our students with an education like no other. is a day like no other at a place like no other — click below to learn about how your gift can make a difference for Honors Carolina students.
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Honors Carolina is grateful for this investment in the value of the humanities for our undergraduate students! Read the full story below on how this gift seeks to ignite a humanities renaissance at Carolina.

"Coming together to discuss and learn from others’ experiences and perspectives is a hallmark of a liberal arts education. These same approaches and habits of mind fuel productive societies,” says Jim Leloudis, the Peter T. Grauer Associate Dean for Honors Carolina.

$10 million gift encourages humanities studies - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Stephen H. Israel’s gift will provide full Honors Carolina scholarships for undergraduates majoring in the liberal arts.

Welcome, Class of 2028!

New Tar Heels: Your journey was colorful. Your future is Carolina Blue.

Tune in to Jeopardy! tonight to watch Honors Carolina sophomore Rotimi Kukoyi compete for a second time! The health policy and management major was the show's youngest contestant ever during his first appearance in 2018. To prepare for the show's taping on Dec. 6, he created 9,000-plus flashcards while studying for his final exams.

Tar Heel earns take two on Jeopardy! | UNC-Chapel Hill Sophomore Rotimi Kukoyi competed in the quiz show’s Second Chance Tournament five years after appearing as a teen.

Alexis Payton is a Rockette, a data scientist, and an Honors Carolina alumna. This holiday season she will take the Radio City Music Hall stage almost 100 times to perform in the 90th annual Christmas Spectacular.

Alexis walked through a day in the life of a Radio City Rockette and talked about how her time in Honors Carolina prepared her to balance her creative career with data science.

“On a show day, I wake up a few hours before the show, have breakfast, walk to Radio City Music Hall and head to our athletic training center. I put hot packs on my muscles to warm them up, stretch, and head the dressing room to do my hair and makeup and get dressed for the show,” says Alexis.

After putting on the Rockettes iconic reindeer costume, Alexis and the rest of her cast meet with their dance captain to get notes about their previous performance. Onstage, she and her team perform classic routines like “Rag Dolls” and “Parade of the Wooden Soldiers,” alongside new numbers like “Dance of the Frost Fairies” which features fairy drones flying above the audience.

Between performances, Alexis hangs out with the other Rockettes in their dressing room and watches movies – Disney hits are a favorite. After her final bow, Alexis takes an ice bath and rolls out her muscles to cool down.

Once home, Alexis goes from Rockette to Rockette Scientist, and starts her other job – working part-time as a data scientist for UNC Center for Environmental, Medicine, Asthma, and Lung Biology.

“Science is a great mental reprieve – it's completely different from dancing, but also incredibly important to me,” says Alexis. During her time in Honors Carolina, Alexis earned her bachelor's degree in public health and then graduated with a master’s degree in environmental sciences and engineering.

“Studying abroad with Honors Carolina allowed me to explore my public health interests. When I think about Honors Carolina, I think about expanding my horizons and learning from different cultures,” says Alexis.

Alexis continues to hone her data science skills while living her dream of being a dancer and carrying on a 90-year tradition as a Rockette in the Christmas Spectacular.

Congratulations to the Class of 2023! Now that you've turned your tassels, we can't wait to see what you'll accomplish as Honors Carolina alumni!💛💙

📸 (Jon Gardiner/UNC-Chapel Hill)

From serving dinner at SECU Family House to serving in a pickleball tournament, our Will Froelich Honors Fellows made the most of their community service, team building and social activities this semester!