While the commencement ceremony in Kenan Stadium belongs to everyone, it’s clear that the undergraduates are the stars on Mother’s Day. The day before, the graduate students have their own star turn at the University hooding ceremony. The hood is … Read more
Hayley Carter graduated on 14 May with her undergraduate degree in Economics, and (as usual) she was multitasking. She didn’t want to miss her commencement in Kenan Stadium or the reception for Economics Department graduates. However, the UNC Women’s Tennis Team … Read more
How will you spend your summer vacation? Karlye Dilts-Stedman, a graduate student in the Economics Department, will be spending part of hers with the Nobel Laureates in Economics. She has been selected to participate in the 6th Lindau Meeting on … Read more
At the 2017 graduation reception this Mother’s Day, we recognized two undergraduates for their sustained excellence and accomplishments in the Economics degree. Economics major and minor in Geography, Ariana Vaisey (pictured at left, with Department Chair Patrick Conway) was awarded the … Read more
Sunday, May 14, the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill was filled with the hustle and bustle of proud parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, relatives and friends of soon-to-be Tar Heel graduates. There was an excitement in the air—an air of new possibilities … Read more
May 8 was a very special day for our senior Economics majors. It began in Kenan Stadium with the University’s 2016 Commencement ceremony, and then continued with the Economics Department reception in the Global Education Center. As you can see … Read more
The sky was Carolina blue for the 2016 Economics Department Graduation reception — and the tables were laden with Carolina-blue punch, Tar Heel cookies and pimento-cheese sandwiches. After the graduation ceremony in Kenan Stadium, the graduates, their families and the faculty … Read more
May 8 was a very special day for our senior Economics majors. It began in Kenan Stadium with the University’s 2016 Commencement ceremony, and then continued with the Economics Department reception in the Global Education Center. As you can see … Read more
May 10 was a landmark day for many of UNC’s seniors: they graduated! Of the 3783 undergraduates receiving degrees from Carolina that day, almost 10 percent majored in Economics. The graphic below illustrates the provenance of all of those undergraduates, and … Read more
A note from the Chair: Graduation occurred on Mother’s Day, but Mother Nature sent us rain this year. Jason Kilar, founder/CEO of Hulu, gave a moving commencement address. His own experience had taught him the great importance of perseverance, … Read more