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After a competitive application process, eleven new Phillips Ambassadors were selected for Fall 2022 study abroad programs in Asia. The students will attend a unique seminar course with returning ambassadors before they leave, and again upon return from studying abroad. They will … Read more

The Phillips Ambassadors Program is thrilled to have Risa Murase serve as the 2022 Graduate Phillips Ambassador. Risa is an international Ph.D student at the Department of Sociology who hails from Tokyo, Japan. She comes to us with several years … Read more

After a competitive application process, five new Phillips Ambassadors were selected for Summer 2022 study abroad programs in Asia. The students will attend a unique seminar course with returning ambassadors before they leave, and again upon return from studying abroad. They will also … Read more

Six new Phillips Ambassadors were selected for Spring 2022 study abroad programs in Asia, headed to Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, and Korea.  From left to right: Katherine Angell of Winston-Salem is studying through the Yonsei University spring program. She is an English … Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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