Skip to main content

CUBE Social Ventures Blossom During Summer Accelerator

July 23, 2018

Over the past five years, the Campus Y’s CUBE has supported nearly 30 teams of social innovators as they put their ideas for solving the world’s greatest problems into practice. This spring, the cohort took a new course, PLCY 490 … Read more

GEF Blog: Reconfiguring International Aid in Uganda

July 19, 2018

The Global Engagement Fellowship (GEF) supports UNC Chapel Hill students conducting international social-­justice oriented summer projects. The following blog was written by GEF recipient Alaina Plauche. I’m in Jinja, Uganda. Outside the gates of our compound, I walk down the … Read more

In Remembrance: Joel Schwartz and Ed Schultz

July 13, 2018

The Campus Y celebrates the life of Joel Joseph Schwartz. Schwartz served on the Campus Y advisory board, and, along with his wife Myrna, was a longtime friend to the Campus Y. The Y has received generous support through the … Read more

CUBE Dives into Wilmington’s Start-Up Culture

July 13, 2018

On Thursday, July 12, the Campus Y CUBE teams headed east to meet some of Wilmington, North Carolina’s most dedicated and influential social entrepreneurs. While the coastal city is well-known for its beaches and fine dining, UNC alum Dana O’Donovan introduced … Read more

GEF Blog: Advancing Education in Karenni Refugee Camps

June 8, 2018

The Global Engagement Fellowship (GEF) supports UNC Chapel Hill students conducting international social-­justice oriented summer projects. The following blog was written by GEF recipient Anna DeGrauw. At the entrance of Ban Mae Surin, thin vines wrap themselves along tree branches … Read more

Leah Everist named Luce Scholar

March 6, 2018

Leah Everist, a fourth-year student with roots at the Campus Y, has been named a 2018 Luce Scholar. She is one of only 18 students in the United States selected for this prestigious internship program in Asia. [Read UNC’s official … Read more

we are Receives $125,000 Grant from Kenan Charitable Trust

February 12, 2018

“All of my life experiences up to this point have prepared me for this very moment,” said Ronda Taylor Bullock in a Facebook post Tuesday, January 30. Bullock announced that her organization we are (working to extend anti-racist education) has …

Campus Y announces 2018 Kenan Biddle Partnership grantees

January 17, 2018

The Campus Y has announced the 2018 recipients of the Kenan Biddle Partnership grants program. Funded by the Kenan Charitable Trust and the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, the Kenan Biddle Partnership will award a total of $55,000 to seven teams … Read more