From April 12th through April 14th the UNC Chapel Hill Campus Y will be hosting New York-based Puerto Rican singer, filmmaker and activist Taína Asili for an in person artist residency. This residency was made possible with support from Arts … Read more
The Campus Y’s First Year Council held an open call for mural submissions in March, asking the UNC community to submit applications for a nature-based mural that “reminds students of the beauty in our surroundings, and the light within ourselves … Read more
Earlier this March, Laura Saavedra Forero (’25) and Megan Murphey (’23) were elected Co-Presidents of the Campus Y for the 2022-2023 school year. We spoke with Laura and Megan about their plans to completely restructure the Campus Y, address collective … Read more
Thomas Mayo graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1979 as a Morehead-Cain Scholar. During his time at the Campus Y, he was involved in a tutoring program in local schools, a part of the Y … Read more
On Friday March 4th, the Campus Y launched their first official podcast, Social Justice Stories! In our first episode, we talk to Jaki Bonilla (’12), the Social Innovations Coordinator at the Campus Y about the power of connection, what it means to come … Read more
This year, the Campus Y is celebrating ten years of the Bonner Leaders Program at UNC- Chapel Hill. The Bonner Leaders Program is a four-year service-based scholarship program that allows students to earn their work study funds while serving in … Read more
Like most college students, going to school online in the midst of a pandemic wasn’t easy for Sonia Rao (’24). During her sophomore year at UNC in 2020, Rao was living off-campus in Chapel Hill, working for The Daily Tar … Read more
On August 26, UNC announced Yalitza Ramos as the new director of the Campus Y. After earning bachelors’ degrees in Psychology and Spanish from UNC in 2005 and earning her master’s in social work from UNC in 2014, Yalitza returned … Read more
In March 2021, Patrice McGloin and Montia Daniels were elected as the 2021-2022 Campus Y Co-Presidents with their platform titled “Our voices will not be silenced.” Meet Daniels and McGloin and learn more about their plans and hopes for the … Read more
Join student members from the Campus Y Executive Board – including our incoming Co-Presidents – to hear what social justice efforts at Carolina looked like during 2020-2021 academic year and what they’re planning for the year ahead. Plus, watch a … Read more
