For many international students, the I-20 timeline affects everything—visa appointments, travel planning, housing, and the ability to start the semester on time. When processing depends on disconnected systems and manual steps, delays can happen even when students submit the right documents. That’s why we have introduced a new, streamlined way… Continue reading…
Tatiana Rincon Diaz is living in the Canary Islands of Spain as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant. “You learn so much, and it gives you such a different perspective. I feel like no matter how self-aware, adventure-seeking, and intelligent you are, you can’t get all the perspectives unless you leave home,” she says. “Leave your comfort zone.”
On April 4, 2025, UNCG’s Global Engagement Office will host its first campus-wide Global Symposium, which the office plans to make an annual event. The Global Symposium will be an opportunity for faculty, staff, and students to connect with a community of like-minded global citizens and to share and celebrate their work. The event will be held in the EUC from 9 AM – 2 PM.
When first-year student Carla Smalls initially wanted to apply for the 2024 UNC Greensboro in South Africa summer program, her mom didn’t want her to go so far away. But when the application deadline was extended, she saw it as “a sign,” a chance to reconsider. This time, her mom said, “Go out and do what you want to do.” Smalls was one of ten UNCG first-year students to spend three weeks in Cape Town and the surrounding area this past summer, along with 60 others from around the world.
“None of this would have happened without Maria Anastasiou, associate provost for UNCG’s International Programs Center. I owe her a huge debt of gratitude,” Bhadury says. “When I told her that I couldn’t afford to take off six months or a year for the honor of a Fulbright Scholar award, she encouraged me to apply to the Fulbright Specialist Program.”
Doctoral student Baiq Desy Ratnasari seeks cures from nature that benefit people around the world. Ratnasari came to UNC Greensboro in August 2023 as part of the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international student and scholar exchange.
