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Spotlight on Give Backs: Taylor Doggett

July 12, 2021

Taylor Doggett and Wyatt Bruton launched our Alumni Ambassador Interview Series with a discussion about Wyatt’s path to China and beyond. Taylor studied abroad as a Phillips Ambassador in Hong Kong in 2019 and is currently working as a press … Read more

Spotlight on Give Backs: Gardner Davis

February 1, 2021

Without the Phillips Ambassador’s program, I wouldn’t have been able to embark on the most fun – and most personally enriching – journey in my life so far. I’m not exaggerating when I say that being afforded the opportunity to … Read more

Reflecting on India: Molly Cartwright (India ’19)

December 13, 2020

I can still taste the parathas oozing with cheese, the sweet daily chai, the brilliant, freshly picked pomegranate, the spicy dal clinging to my fingers. I can still hear the serene sound of flapping prayer flags, the icy Himalayan water … Read more

Alumni Enrichment Opportunities: Ciara Henihan (India ’18)

June 19, 2020

The Phillips Ambassadors Program encourages returning students to continue their engagement with Asia through Give Backs, community involvement, and special opportunities supported by alumni enrichment funds. Ciara Henihan (India ’18) reflects on her return experience to Asia as a program … Read more

Shanghai Program

January 20, 2020

The Phillips Ambassadors Program is thrilled to continue our partnership with NYU Shanghai. Although our program was cancelled for summer 2022 due to NYU’s campus renovation we continue to plan for summer 2023. This new faculty-led program, created in collaboration … Read more

New Ambassadors

April 25, 2019

Five undergraduates selected as UNC Phillips Ambassadors for study in Asia CHAPEL HILL — Five undergraduates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been selected as Phillips Ambassadors for study abroad programs in Asia in 2020. Two … Read more

Shanghai Professor

April 25, 2019

Michael Tsin, associate professor in the Department of History and Curriculum in Global Studies and academic director of the Phillips Ambassadors program, was recently selected as the Earl N. Phillips Jr. Distinguished Professor in International Studies. He is only the … Read more

Recent Ambassadors

November 15, 2018

Six undergraduates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been selected as Phillips Ambassadors for study abroad programs in Asia in 2019. For the spring term, two scholarship recipients will study in Taiwan, one in Singapore, one … Read more

Schwartzman Meeting

November 15, 2018

Stephen Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO and co-founder of Blackstone, one of the world’s largest investment firms, visited UNC-Chapel Hill on Wednesday and talked leadership with an invited group of student leaders. In a discussion moderated by Kevin Guskiewicz, dean of the … Read more