Virtual Summer TAM Alumni Panel

We plan to host a TAM alumni panel on zoom this summer on Saturday, July 23rd at noon Chapel-Hill time. This event will give those interested in possibly applying to TAM the chance to hear from a few graduates of … Continued

TAM Graduation Festivities 2022 and Brussels Visits!

TAM resumed in-person graduation festivities in May with two celebrations – one in Chapel Hill and the other in Brussels! The Brussels event also involved two days of site visits to such institutions as NATO HQ, the Council, and EEAS. … Continued

Another TAM Alumni Panel – April 5

April 5 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Join alums of CES’ EURO-TAM Excel @ Carolina program as they share their experiences navigating the undergraduate major in Contemporary European Studies, the TransAtlantic Masters Program, and heading out into the transatlantic … Continued

A TAM Graduate, Mackenzie Chang ’16, Comments on Ukraine Then and Now

We asked our TAM graduate, Mackenzie Chang ’16, to share his thoughts on the situation in Ukraine. After TAM, he spent two years in Ukraine as a Peace Corps Volunteer. From his current location in Prague, Mackenzie sent us these … Continued

First-year TAM Student Shares His Impressions

Nicholous Rucker is in the TransAtlantic studies track of TAM. Next year, he will study in Grenoble. This year he has a Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) award from the US Department of Education for Portuguese. He graduated from UNC … Continued

TAM Alumni Panel – March 25 at 5pm – Please join!

Please join us for our Spring Transatlantic Masters Program Alumni Panel. This is a hybrid event. We welcome you to attend in-person on the 4th Floor (Room 4003) of the FedEx Global Education Center or online via Zoom. Please register … Continued

TAM Graduate, Katelyn Ferral ’14, Reporting in the Ukraine Region

Katelyn Ferral is a TAM graduate who works as an investigative reporter. She is currently reporting from the border of Poland and Ukraine for USA Today. You can follow her pieces here. We heard from Katelyn today (March 3. 2022). … Continued

TAM Students Perspectives from Grenoble

One of our first-year students recently arrived in France to take her spring-semester classes at Sciences-Po Grenoble. Here is what she tells us about her experiences there so far. Please keep reading to hear from another TAM student. He is … Continued

The TAM Student Experience at UPF – Academic Year 2021-22

Paul Kebker’22 is a double-degree seeker in the European Governance track and chose to study at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona for his second year of TAM (September 2021 – July 2022). Paul writes: Living in Barcelona and studying at … Continued

March 5th Conference – Please attend!

CES will offer a zoom conference called “Europe – Consider it All!” on March 5. Presentations will address under-examined and / or frequently-ignored aspects of contemporary European Studies. You will hear from students and recent graduates about under-considered topics and … Continued

TAM Students to Meet with Belgian Ambassador on Jan 27th

This Thursday afternoon, the Belgian Ambassador is kindly taking some time before his lecture to meet with EURO and TAM students. They will enjoy coffee and pastries with Jean-Arthur Regibeau, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to the US, on … Continued

TAM Students Take Part in Mini Conference 11/29 and 12/1

Transatlantic Seminar Mini-Conference As part of the POLI 733 class, European Institutions and Integration, TAM students took with Prof. Christiane Lemke this fall, a mini conference was held. Students prepared a three-to-four minute informal presentation of a research question, method … Continued

TAM Applicant Webinar – November 30th at Noon ET

Please join us on Tuesday, November 30th at noon ET to learn more about the TAM Program and hear from program graduates on both sides of the Atlantic. You can RSVP by sending an email to tam@unc.edu and we will … Continued

TAM Student at COP26

Maura Kitchens West ’22 is a TAM student in Berlin. She recently traveled to Scotland for COP26. Please read about her reflections below:   I attended COP26 and would like to share some brief personal reflections on my experience.   … Continued

Last Fall 2021 Friday Lecture 11/19 – Minister John Cortes will Speak

At noon ET on Friday, November 19th, Professor John Cortes is the Minister for Education & Culture, Environment, Sustainability, Climate Change, Heritage and Public Health for the Government of Gibraltar. Professor Cortes will set Gibraltar in context, talk about politics … Continued

Bertelsmann Foundation Film Screening – November 12th at Noon

On Friday, November 12th at Noon, we will screen the recent Bertelsmann Foundation film called “Out to Vote.” This short film focuses on Baltimore, Maryland and follows formerly incarcerated individuals who, having successfully fought to regain the right to vote, … Continued

TAM graduate, Sergul Nguyen ’11, to Give a Talk on 11/5 at Noon ET

Sergul (Tasdemir) Nguyen ’11 – The BBC’s framing of the Syrian refugee crisis November 5 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm This virtual event is part of the TransAtlantic Masters Program Fall Friday Lecture Series. We are so pleased to … Continued

TAM Alumni Panel on Friday, October 29th at 5pm ET

This will be a great event! We have two grads from the Class of 1999 and two from the Class of 2020 coming in to talk to us about their experiences in TAM and in their professional paths. Please email … Continued

October 15th Talk on Climate Change Policy by TAM Graduate, Eva Palackova

The TransAtlantic Masters Program is so pleased that Eva Palackova will give a talk on October 15th within our Fall Lecture Series. This talk is entitled “EU Climate Change Policy” and will begin at Noon ET. Please RSVP for the … Continued

THE GERMAN ELECTIONS 2021 AND THE END OF THE MERKEL ERA: WHAT´S NEXT? October 8 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm ET

This virtual event is part of the TransAtlantic Masters Program Fall Friday Lecture Series and 2021 Campus Weeks. Virtual panel with Professors Konrad Jarausch, Christiane Lemke, Dominic Nyhuis, and Helga Welsh along with a special guest speaker from the German … Continued

TAM Graduate, Aberdeen Sabo ’03, to Talk on Oct 1st at noon ET

We are thrilled to welcome Aberdeen Sabo ’03 back to Chapel Hill on Friday, October 1st. She will talk about her career in federal service and meet with TAM students to give career advice. Aberdeen works for the US Department … Continued

9/24 Panel Discussion at Noon ET – TOWARD A MORE JUST AND SUSTAINABLE EUROPE

  GERMANY, THE EU, AND THE ENERGIEWENDE; TOWARD A MORE JUST AND SUSTAINABLE EUROPE September 24 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm   Europe continues to lead the way in mitigating global climate change through decarbonization, transitions to renewable energy, … Continued

EU Commission Fellow – Hannah Kiiver – to Give a Talk – 9/17

Please join us on Friday, September 17th, at noon for a talk by our new EU Commission Fellow, Hannah Kiiver. Please RSVP for the zoom link here. Hannah Kiiver is an EU Fellow at the UNC Jean Monnet Center for … Continued

Anna Schoon to give a talk on zoom about the EUPL – September 10th at Noon ET

We are pleased to announce that Anna Schoon of the Centre for British Studies at the Humboldt University of Berlin will give a talk on zoom focused on the EU Prize for Literature on Friday, September 10th at noon ET. … Continued

Humboldt University of Berlin to join TAM’s European Governance Track

We are very excited to announce that, pending agreement signature, our long-standing overseas partner, the Humboldt University of Berlin, plans to join TAM’s European Governance track and offer a double degree. TAM students will thus have the option to study … Continued

TAM Graduate, Brandon Bohrn ’19, to Give Lecture 8/27

Please join us on Friday, August 27th at noon ET for a talk by Brandon Bohrn ’19. Brandon, Program Manager at the Bertelsmann Foundation in DC, returns to our lecture series this fall to discuss the Transatlantic Trends survey 2021 … Continued

TAM Alumni Panel on Zoom – July 30 at Noon ET

Please join us for a TAM Alumni Panel on July 30th at noon ET on Zoom. You will have the chance to hear from five TAM grads – two are working in the US, two in Berlin, and one in … Continued

2020-21: Taking Different Paths – Three Members of the Class of 2021

Over the past year, TAM students have made different choices as they navigated their paths towards degrees in a pandemic. Since each individual has a unique set of circumstances and goals, students are best served when they are given options. … Continued

TAM Graduate, Dillon Ramos ’19, Shares his Story

Dillon Ramos ’19 recently communicated with Excel student Mackenzie Hansen and talked about his TAM experience and current work. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillon-ramos-30864312b/ Dillon Ramos is a Global Security Watch Officer for Boeing. Ramos completed his TAM program at Universidad Complutense de Madrid … Continued

TAM “Trip” to DC – 2021 – Virtual Edition

On March 11 and 12th, 2021, TAM students took part in virtual visits to several DC institutions and met with officials connected to that area. Zoom enabled us to be a bit creative in what we defined as DC-specific. Though … Continued

TAM Graduate, Brandon Bohrn ’19, to Speak on March 12th at 2pm ET

Federalism in Crisis: U.S. and German Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic March 12 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm   UNC TransAtlantic Masters Program alum Brandon Bohrn will discuss his first solo publication for the Bertelsmann Foundation, Federalism in Crisis: … Continued

TAM Alumni Panel – Friday, March 19th at Noon (ET) on Zoom

Please join us for a spring TAM alumni panel on Friday, March 19th at noon ET. Four TAM graduates will talk about their experiences in the program and in their professional lives. They will also answer your questions. To attend, … Continued

Two TAM Graduates to Speak on Feb. 6th at Noon

Please join us for an event put on by the Working group on Refugees, Europe, and Service Learning (WRESL) on Saturday, February 6th at noon ET. Two TAM graduates with careers focused on immigrants and refugees will talk about their … Continued

Winter Break 2020-21: TAM Student Interns in Sweden

TAM Experience and AmCham Sweden Internship My name is Philip Lind, and I am a TAM student in the Class of 2022. The program has been an excellent academic experience with great professors, nice classmates, and outstanding networking opportunities (despite … Continued

TAM Student Co-Moderates the Gothenburg Democracy Talks

TAM Student Co-Moderates the Gothenburg Democracy Talks by Petter Rodebjer – TAM Class of 2022 “The Gothenburg Democracy Talk – 30 November 2020: Facts, Norms and Human Rights” took place recently as part of the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ … Continued

TAM Students Awarded Thesis Prizes from Gothenburg University

Two of our 2020 TAM graduates have received thesis prizes from the University of Gothenburg! Edgar “Gray” Kinnier has received the Rutger Lindahl thesis award 2020. Kinnier was our first Excel @ Carolina students to complete the 5-year BA-MA program. … Continued

TAM Student Participates in International Youth Conference

Notes about the International Youth Conference 2020 by Julia Strandquist – TAM Class of 2021   Last week, I had the great opportunity to participate at the International Youth Conference 2020, organized by the International Youth Think Tank, together with … Continued

More TAM Alumni Profiles – Our Grads in Energy and Environmental Policy

Our EURO-TAM Excel @ Carolina student, Mackenzie Hansen, interviewed TAM graduates working in the Energy sector. Please see these wonderful Q and A sessions below. We are very proud of the contributions TAM grads make around the globe! In the … Continued

Alumni Profiles – TAM Grads in Journalism

TAM graduates typically pursue work in the private sector, in federal agencies, in think tanks and NGOs or on university campuses. One of our first-year Excel @ Carolina EURO-TAM students, Mackenzie Hansen, interviewed TAM alumni this fall. Please read some … Continued

Please Join Us on 11/13 for the Last Fall 2020 Lecture!

We are excited to host a panel discussion focused on Germany’s leadership roll in the EU. Please join us for this last Friday lecture of the fall 2020 semester on November 13th at 12:30pm ET.   RSVP here to get … Continued

TAM Grad at the Polls – 2020

“My experience as an Early Elections Official in Wake County” By Breanna Kerr, TAM Class of 2020 We are so proud of the ways that our alumni contribute to their communities around the globe. Please read Breanna Kerr’s account below. … Continued

TAM Informational Webinar – Nov. 10th at 12:00pm ET

Please join us for an informational webinar on Tuesday, November 10th at noon ET and learn more about TAM! As the application deadline (December 15th, 2020) approaches, we’d love to tell you more about the program, funding opportunities, and our … Continued

TAM in the Fall Semester 2020 – Decisions in a Pandemic

FALL 2020 – What the heck? A number of TAM graduates have asked me lately how TAM is coping during all of the disruptions caused by the pandemic. So much of the TAM student experience has to do with the … Continued

TAM Welcomes Prof. Mark Schwartz of UVA Back to the Lecture Series! 10/30

Please join us for a talk on Friday, October 30th at 12:30pm ET by Professor Mark Schwartz! RSVP here to join.  

Please join for a talk on Disrupting Democracy by Tony Silberfeld on 10/23 at 12:30pm ET

We hope you will attend a talk by Tony Silberfeld, Director of Transatlantic Relations at the Bertelsmann Foundation, on October 23rd at 12:30pm ET.  

“After Michael” – Short-Film Event – 10/19 at 1pm ET

We have assembled a cool panel – including a TAM grad, a TAM student, a TAM prof and the film maker, Sam George! Please join us on Monday, October 19th at 1pm ET to watch and discuss “After Michael” – … Continued

TAM Talk with Brian Swint ’02 – Friday, Oct. 16th at 12:30pm ET

Please join us on zoom on Friday, October 16th at 12:30pm ET. We will hear remarks by TAM graduate, Brian Swint ’02. He now lives in London and works for Bloomberg. We are grateful for his involvement in TAM over … Continued

TAM Alumni Panel Event on Zoom – October 2nd at 12:30pm EST

Please join us for an alumni panel event on Friday, October 2nd at 12:30pm EST. You will have the chance to hear from TAM graduates in a variety of fields. They will discuss their TAM experiences and professional paths. You … Continued

TAM Grad, Jeffrey Brown ’15, to Speak on Friday, September 25th at 12:30pm ET

Please join us for another wonderful Friday lecture! Jeffrey Brown, TAM graduate of 2015, will give a talk called “The Future of Work & Technology Policy” at 12:30pm ET on Friday, September 25th. RSVP to get the zoom link here. … Continued

How to Write an Op-Ed – Emily Rodriguez to speak Sept 18 at 12:30pm EST

Please join us for a session with Emily Rodgriguez on Sept 18th at 12:30pm EST. Learn more about the Op-Ed creation and publication process.   RSVP here to join the session! Emily is a communications & advocacy strategist at Protect … Continued

Talk by Cecilia Malmström on Friday, Sept. 11 at noon (EST)

Prof. Christiane Lemke to deliver a talk on Friday, September 4th at 12:30pm EST

Please RSVP here:  https://europe.unc.edu/event/30-years-german-unification/      

TAM Graduate, Brandon Bohrn ’19, to give lecture on Friday 8/28

Please join us for a zoom event on Friday, August 28th at 12:30pm EST. TAM graduate, Brandon Bohrn ’19, will talk to us about the Transatlantic Trends survey 2020 and his work at the Bertelsmann Foundation.

TAM Welcomes the Class of 2022!

The TransAtlantic Masters (TAM) Program is very pleased to welcome its newest cohort of students. This is the twenty-third in-coming class of TAM. This year the group includes fourteen US nationals, three Swedes, a Dutch national and a US-UK dual … Continued

Dr. David Armitage – Public Zoom Talk on Friday, August 21st

Please join us for a talk by Dr. David Armitage – “The Power of Muddling Through: European Responses to Crises and Implications for Transatlantic Relations.” August 21 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm This virtual event is part of the … Continued

TAM Summer 2020

This summer was unusual. Our TAM activities were limited due to the pandemic. For instance, TAM did not hold our annual DC interest event in July. I really missed that chance to showcase the program’s offerings and to catch up … Continued

Brexit Film Screening and Panel Discussion – 8/14/20

  Please join us online this Friday (8/14) for an exciting event! August 14 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm EST Held in partnership with the Bertelsmann Foundation, this TAM Friday Lecture features a film, The Troubles with Brexit, panel, … Continued

TAM Accounts from the Current Situation

The coronavirus and the resulting limitations recently placed on our movement challenge many of us to live within a restricted physical radius, to live with illness, loss and with fear, and to find a way forward in the face of … Continued

Event Modified – TAM Alumni Panel – Friday, March 20th

EVENT MODIFIED – TransAtlantic Masters Program Alumni Discussion March 20 @ 4pm We have modified this event. We will now offer an alumni discussion to our most recent applicants via Zoom at 4pm EST on 3/20. Please email tam@unc.edu if … Continued

RESCHEDULED – Immigration Event on Feb. 7 at noon in GEC 1005

February 7: The Fields of Immokalee Free Screening, Discussion, and Lunch Now on Friday, February 7 12pm | Room 1005 FedEx Global Education Center Due to inclement weather, we have rescheduled this event for tomorrow, Friday February 7.Please come tomorrow … Continued

TAM Graduate, Georgia Bianchi ’03, to Provide a Professional Development Session on 11/22

We look forward to welcoming Georgia Bianchi back to campus! She graduated from TAM in 2003 and is now a professor of Sociology at Santa Fe College in Florida. There, she has created a study-abroad trip to Jamaica over spring … Continued

Kathryn Good, UN Program Management Officer, to speak on 11/15

Please join us for a talk at 12:30pm on Friday, November 15th in the GEC auditorium. Kathryn Good from the UN will speak. #UNwithCivilSociety Program Management Officer, Civil Society, Advocacy and Special Events Section, Department of Global Communications. Following four … Continued

TAM Informational Webinar – 11/14 at 10am EST

Professor Mitchell Orenstein to speak on November 1st at 12:15pm

Professor Mitchell Orenstein will give a talk in our TAM Friday Lecture Series on November 1st at 12:15pm in GEC 3009. Please join us! The talk will be entitled “The Lands in Between: Russia vs. the West and the New … Continued

TAM Graduate, Professor Melina Juarez, to Speak on Friday, October 25th at 12:15pm

TAM graduate, Melina Juarez, TAM Class of 2013 is a Professor of Political Science and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Western Washington University. She will give a lecture entitled “The Proliferation of Mass Immigrant Detention and Externalization of Immigration … Continued

Annual TAM Trip to DC – October 16-18, 2019

TAM students, administrators, and faculty members will spend fall break in Washington, DC. We will make site visits to Guidehouse, The Brookings Institution, the US Department of State, the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS), and the House of … Continued

TAM Student, Liza Zhytkova, Attends UN Event Focused on the Climate

Liza Zhytkova is a first-year TAM student who plans to study in Amsterdam for her second year in the program. She writes: This past weekend, I had the incredible opportunity of attending the Sustainability and Development Goals Action Zone within … Continued

2019 Fall Friday Lecture Series

Please join us on Fridays for these wonderful lectures! All are welcome!

TAM Alumni Panel Event – October 4th at 5:30pm

Please attend a TAM alumni panel discussion and reception at the Carolina Inn on Friday, October 4th at 5:30pm. Graduates of our program will discuss their experiences in the program and their career paths since completing TAM. TAM students, professors … Continued

TAM Welcomes the Class of 2021!

The Center for European Studies just welcomed the 2019-2021 TransAtlantic Masters Class to UNC-CH. There are 15 students in our 22nd in-coming TAM class. These students come from a variety of states, including Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, … Continued

TAM Summer Stories – find out what TAM students are up to this summer!

TAM Student, Mallory Block, is interning in Washington, DC this summer. She writes about her experience below. This summer, I have been serving as a trainee at the European Parliament Liaison Office to the United States (EPLO). The European Parliament’s … Continued

Please Join Us in DC on the evening of July 11th!

You are invited to attend a discussion focused on EU-US trade, sponsored by the TransAtlantic Masters (TAM) Program at UNC-CH. Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the USA’s Trade Section, Esther Nieto Hernandez, will provide remarks. … Continued

TAM Celebrates 20 Years in London on June 14

We are looking forward to meeting with TAM overseas partner site representatives in London on Friday, June 14th. That evening we will gather with TAM alumni, students, administrators, faculty, and friends to celebrate 20 years of TAM! A panel discussion … Continued

Congratulations to our May 2019 TAM Graduates!

We enjoyed a wonderful celebration on Saturday, May 11th at Professor John Stephens’ Chapel Hill home. TAM students and EURO majors gathered with their friends and families to celebrate the May 2019 graduation. Eight members of the TAM-ily returned to … Continued

TAM Students honored at UNC’s 21st Annual Graduate Student Recognition Celebration

We had a wonderful time at UNC’s 21st Annual Graduate Student Recognition Celebration on Apri 4th! The George Watts Hill Alumni Center is a gorgeous venue in the heart of campus where the TAM students have their graduate school orientation … Continued

TAM Students with Overseas Internships

With funding from the EU in the form of Erasmus + scholarships from the Humboldt University of Berlin, two TAM students interned with TAM graduates this semester. One of these students was in DC working at the Goethe Institute on … Continued

Study in Berlin with an Erasmus + Scholarship!

Thanks to an Erasmus+ grant from the European Union, we are now able to financially support particularly talented TransAtlantic Master’s (TAM) students during their studies in Berlin. A total of 6 scholarships are available for studies during the Specialist Module … Continued

Next TAM Alumni Panel – March 22nd

Please mark your calendars and save the date! We are planning to hold our next TAM alumni panel discussion on the evening of Friday, March 22nd. Please RSVP on the event web page. These alumni events provide an excellent opportunity … Continued

TAM Graduate Reflects on Program and Career

TAM graduate, Zack Dunnam, spoke during TAM’s recent 20th anniversary celebrations on the UNC campus. We have published his remarks here so that they can reach a wider audience. It is always exciting to hear alumni stories about the program … Continued

Holiday TAM Greetings!

All of us in the TAM Office want to wish you a wonderful winter break and happy holidays! Looking forward to seeing you in the new year!        

Holiday Party 2018

Yes, we did host our annual TAM and EURO holiday potluck this year! We enjoyed some good food and cheer. Then the ugly holiday sweater competition took place, and three winners emerged. One of the victors is featured below with … Continued

Please Join us for a Talk by Spencer Boyer – the Last Fall Friday Lecture of the Semester – on 11/30!

The Future of Political Warfare: Russia, the West, and the Age of Global Digital Competition | TAM Friday Lecture Series November 30 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm | GEC 3009 Spencer P. Boyer is an Adjunct Professor in the … Continued

U.S. State Department Official to Speak on November 2nd at 3pm

At 3pm on Friday, November 2nd in GEC 3009, David Armitage, Senior Analyst for Europe at the US Dept of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) will give a talk entitled: “European Defense and Transatlantic Relations: Something Old, Something … Continued

TAM’s Fall Friday Lecture Series 2018

TAM’s Fall Friday Lecture Series is off to a wonderful start! Please join us for these free events which are open to the public. If you can’t make it, check them out on our YouTube channel here.    

Christian Wilhelm Discusses Creation of GetMA’s Berlin Track

On the afternoon of September 10th, our colleague, Christian Wilhelm, from the Institute for Social Sciences at the Humboldt University (HU) in Berlin was here on the UNC-CH campus. He spoke to students in our Excel Working-group on Refugees, Europe, … Continued

TAM and CES Anniversary Kick-Off Events

From September 6 to 8, 2018, we celebrated the Center for European Studies’ 25th and TAM’s 20th anniversaries here at UNC-CH. On Thursday, September 6th, Ambassador Caroline Vicini, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to the U.S,. gave a keynote … Continued

TAM Alumni Panel Event Planned for Friday, September 7

Please join us at 5:30pm on Friday, September 7th in the FedEx Global Education Center’s Room 4003 to hear from three of our TAM graduates.   They will tell their stories of their TAM experiences and post-TAM professional lives. A … Continued

A TAM Summer in Lisbon

This essay was written by Sarah Jennings, TAM Class of 2019.   I am having a very good summer.   Soon, I’ll be celebrating the end of my third month in Lisbon, Portugal, and I’m not winding down! I recently … Continued

European Parliament Internship – Summer 2018 in Brussels

In-coming TAM student, Alec Brown – Class of 2020, spent his summer overseas interning for the European Parliament. He describes his experience here. During the summer of 2018 I had the opportunity, following a study-abroad course on the institutions of … Continued

Jean-Claude Juncker in DC – Summer 2018

TAM Student, Jonathan Buechner—TAM Class of 2019—went to hear Jean-Claude Juncker speak in DC recently. We asked Jonathan to provide some reflections on the event.   On July 25 I had the opportunity to go listen to European Commission President … Continued

The World is for the Rest of You: Reflections on Mental Illness in Academia

The following piece was written by Megan Connell, TAM Class of 2019.   Several months ago, on a perfect North Carolina spring evening, I sat in my car practicing my faces in the mirror. One block down, my classmates and … Continued

TAM Informational Event in DC – July 19th, 2018

Please join us for our fourth annual summer information session at the EU Delegation to the US in Washington, DC on the evening of July 19th, 2018. Find out about the TransAtlantic Masters Program, hear from some of our graduates, … Continued

TAM Student, Davis Ellison, Wins CES EU Essay Prize

  TAM is pleased to congratulate Davis Ellison, TAM Class of 2019, on his winning EU essay. The UNC-CH Center for European Studies recently held an EU Today essay content and announced the winners at one of the Europe Week … Continued

EU Prize for Literature Recipient to Visit Chapel Hill

EU Prize for Literature (EUPL) recipient, Marente de Moor, will be in Chapel Hill to give two readings from her novel entitled The Dutch Maiden. A grant from the EU Delegation to the US, called “Getting to Know Europe,” has … Continued

TAM Alumni Panel – Friday, March 23rd at 4pm

Please join us! On Friday, March 23rd, at 4pm TAM will host an alumni panel discussion. Several TAM graduates will discuss their experiences in the program and talk about their career paths. A reception will follow. Please let us know … Continued

A TAM Student Interviewed Angela Merkel!

  Did you know that  when she was a TAM student Kate Lindemann interviewed Angela Merkel? It is true!   Please check out the video here. Merkel has a cool video podcast, in which she answers everyday people’s questions about … Continued

Global Spotlight Event to Feature a TAM Graduate

  We are looking forward to welcoming Megan Sechehay (TAM Class of 2004) back to campus this month! She will make time for TAM students and recent graduates and talk to us about her work as Vice President of Client … Continued

Holiday Greetings from the TAM Office!

Please accept our warmest wishes for a wonderful and peaceful holiday season! All the best for 2018!!

TAM Turf! The FedEx Global Education Center Turns Ten!

The FedEx Global Education Center at UNC-CH houses the TAM Office. The building recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. A commemorative video was produced for this occasion: Please view it here and enjoy!

Video from a Student Organization at Gothenburg University – Brännpunkt Europa

Our colleagues from Gothenburg University were here recently and brought video greetings from their super-cool student organization focused on Europe called Brännpunkt Europa. Please watch and be inspired!  

TAM GRADUATE, JUSTIN POWELL – CLASS OF 1999, TO SPEAK ON DECEMBER 1ST, 2017

TAM GRADUATE, JUSTIN POWELL, WILL GIVE A TALK ENTITLED “THE EUROPEANIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING” ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1ST AT 12:15PM IN GEC 3009. This will be the last Friday lecture in our 2017 series.   Justin J.W. … Continued

TALK BY US FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER, STEPHANIE HUTCHISON, ON NOVEMBER 17TH

Two Continents, Four Regional Bureaus and a Touch of the EU in the Foreign Service November 17 at 12:15 pm-1:45 pm GEC 4003 Stephanie Hutchison served as the Deputy Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Rabat until August 2017. … Continued

TAM-DC VISIT 2017

The TAM Fall Break trip to DC this year was definitely one of the semester’s highlights. Students arrived in DC on Wednesday, October 18th. One of them had arranged for a tour of the US Capitol Building that afternoon, and … Continued

EXCEL EURO-TAM STUDENTS VISIT REFUGEE EXHIBITION

A small group of Excel @ Carolina students who are part of our EURO-TAM Program recently went to The Friday Center to see a multimedia art exhibition called REFUGEE: http://fridaycenter.unc.edu/refugee/ These students are part of a working group founded last year … Continued

NOVEMBER 3RD – TAM ALUMNI PANEL

THE TRANSATLANTIC MASTERS PROGRAM OFFERS THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR MA-LEVEL STUDY AND RESEARCH AT UNC AND OUR EUROPEAN PARTNER SITES. Please join us for an alumni panel event on Friday, November 3rd at 6pm. You will have the opportunity to hear from … Continued

PROFESSOR VON STEINSDORFF TO SPEAK ON OCTOBER 6TH

“Democratic Backsliding” within and beyond the EU: Did the Normative Power of Europe Fail? October 6 at 12:15 pm-1:45 pm Location: Wilson Library’s Pleasants Assembly Room Silvia von Steinsdorff holds the Chair of Comparative Political Science and the Political Systems of … Continued

PROFESSOR DAVID COATES TO GIVE A TALK ON SEPTEMBER 22ND

The talk, “Jeremy Corbyn and the Future of the European Center-Left,” will start at 12:15pm in GEC 3009 on Friday, September 22nd. Prof. David Coates holds the Worrell Chair in Anglo-American Studies. Born in the United Kingdom and educated at the … Continued

DR. NIKLAS HELWIG TO TALK ON SEPTEMBER 15TH

Professor Niklas Helwig will give a talk on September 15th at 12:15pm. Location: GEC 3009 Talk title: “EU Defense Cooperation in the Trump era” Relevant article to read before the talk: http://www.fiia.fi/en/publication/644/europe_s_new_defence_agenda/ Niklas Helwig, Ph.D. is a  Transatlantic Postdoctoral Fellow in International … Continued

SEPTEMBER 8TH – TALK TO BE GIVEN BY BALINT MAGYAR

Bálint Magyar is a sociologist and a former Minister of Education of Hungary. He will give a talk in our Fall Friday Lecture Series on Friday September 15th at 12:15pm. The lecture will take place in Room 3009 of the FedEx … Continued

UNC-CH PROFESSOR, BANU GÖKARIKSEL, TO DELIVER FIRST FRIDAY LECTURE SERIES TALK OF 2017

    We are very pleased that Professor BANU GÖKARIKSEL will give the first talk in our Fall Friday Lecture Series on September 1st at 12:15pm in Room 3009 of the FedEx Global Education Center. She is an Associate Professor of Geography at … Continued

INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT EVENT WITH CONGRESSMAN DAVID PRICE – 8/29

The Future of Infrastructure Investment:   A discussion on how to increase infrastructure in the United States & learning from the European Union investment plan: Please join the Center for European Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, … Continued

REFUGEES IN EUROPE, GETMA BERLIN, AND TAM

Refugees in Europe – 2016 and 2017 By Sarah A. Hutchison, TAM Associate Director Reaching out to Refugees Last summer U.S. media focused a great deal of attention on the refugee crisis in Europe. The main point of interest involved … Continued

WHAT ARE TAM STUDENTS UP TO THIS SUMMER?

We asked TAM students at the end of their first year in the program to tell us what they’ve been doing this summer. Many of them are interning in the US or in Europe and / or pursuing foreign-language study … Continued

UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG RECEIVES FUNDING TO PARTNER WITH TAM

STINT awards funding to start double degree with TAM: In late May 2017 STINT – The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education – awarded the Center for European Studies at the University of Gothenburg a grant … Continued

TAM INFORMATION SESSION IN DC – JULY 13, 2017

  On Thursday, July 13th, 2017 at 5pm, the TransAtlantic Masters Program will host an information session and reception at the EU Delegation to the US in DC. This event will bring TAM students, graduates, and administrators together to provide … Continued

TAM GRADUATION PARTY – 2017

On Saturday, May 13th TAM graduates and their friends and family members gathered for a celebration at the home of Professors John Stephens and Evelyne Huber. Seven members of TAM’s eighteenth graduating class attended the party. Some of these individuals … Continued

VOLUNTEERING WITH REFUGEES WHILE OVERSEAS – A PANEL DISCUSSION

On Friday, April 21st, 2017 the Center for European Studies hosted a panel discussion focused on undergraduates who will undertake or have engaged in volunteer work with refugees overseas. Three students shared their perspectives on this topic. The event might … Continued

BROWN-BAG LUNCH EVENT – APRIL 21ST, 2017

Please join us on Friday, April 21st at 12:30pm for an undergraduate student panel focused on volunteer work overseas! GEC 3033 Drinks and cookies will be provided. Please bring your lunch.

TAM ALUMNI PANEL – MARCH 2017

On Friday, March 31st, 2017 TAM welcomed program graduates back to campus for our annual TAM Alumni External Advisory Board meeting and our spring alumni panel. We enjoyed hearing from the following four program graduates who discussed their TAM experience … Continued

TAM ALUMNI PANEL – MARCH 31ST, 2017 AT 4PM

Please join us for a TAM alumni panel discussion on Friday, March 31st at 4pm. We offer this type of gathering three times a year – twice in Chapel Hill and once in DC. These are very popular events. TAM … Continued

TAM STUDENTS MEET WITH ANNA PRISCO, EU PRESS AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY OFFICER

On Friday, February 3, Anna Prisco, Press and Public Diplomacy Officer at the EU Delegation to the US in DC, met with TAM students to discuss her work in media analysis. The town’s state of emergency / water crisis did not … Continued

SERVICE LEARNING AND LOCAL REFUGEES – A PANEL DISCUSSION ON 12/8

The TransAtlantic Masters Program hosted a panel discussion on December 8th focused on service learning and local refugee communities. We invited representatives from the Carolina Center for Public Service, Transplanting Traditions Community Farm and World Church Service to attend. One … Continued

LAST FALL 2016 FRIDAY LECTURE WITH PROFESSOR MILADA VACHUDOVA 12/2

“Repayment as Repentance? The Price of Human Rights Abuses” A Panel Discussion on Friday, December 2nd at 12:20pm in GEC 3009 Jessie Hronesova is a PhD candidate in Philosophy at the University of Oxford. She specializes in post-war institutional designs, … Continued

UNC-CH GRADUATE – DAN MORRISON – TO GIVE A TALK ON INTERNATIONAL CAREERS – 11/28

“Dan Morrison: Navigating an International Career”| CES Lecture Series | Monday, November 28 at 2:30 pm-3:50 pm | GEC 4003 Dan Morrison is originally from North Carolina and graduated from UNC-CH with a BA in American Studies and from Cambridge … Continued

PROFESSOR DAVID COATES TO GIVE A LECTURE ON 11/18 – “BREXIT IN THE WAKE OF THE US ELECTIONS”

“Brexit in the Wake of the US Election” | CES Friday Lecture Series November 18 at 12:20 pm-1:45 pm – GEC 1009 This event is part of the CES 2016 Fall Friday Lecture Series. David Coates holds the Worrell Chair … Continued

PROF. HERMAN SCHWARTZ TO GIVE A TALK 11/11: “INEQUALITY, GROWTH, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AMERICA AND EUROPE” | CES FRIDAY LECTURE SERIES

“Inequality, Growth, and Intellectual Property Rights: The Differences between America and Europe” | CES Friday Lecture Series | November 11 | GEC 4003 at 12:20 pm-1:45 pm This event is part of the CES 2016 Fall Friday Lecture Series. Herman … Continued

PANEL DISCUSSION: SERVICE LEARNING AND LOCAL REFUGEE POPULATIONS 11/9

Panel Discussion: Service Learning and Local Refugee Populations November 9 at 2:30 pm-4:00 pm Three local practitioners will speak about service learning, volunteerism, and local refugee communities. The speakers are as follows: Ryan Nilsen, Program Officer, Student Programs | Carolina … Continued

11/4 – PROF. DR. BETINA HOLLSTEIN TO GIVE LECTURE: “SOCIAL CAPITAL OVER THE LIFE-COURSE: SOCIAL SELECTION IN THE TRANSITION TO SECONDARY SCHOOL IN GERMANY”

Prof. Dr. Betina Hollstein will speak on social capital over the course of one’s life, and social selection in the transition to secondary school in Germany. This event is part of the CES 2016 Fall Friday Lecture Series. Nov 4th – … Continued

THE TAM TRIP TO DC 2016 – A STUDENT’S PERSPECTIVE

TAM student, Mareike Oldemeinen, wrote this piece about our recent TAM trip to DC over fall break. This trip takes place each October and is designed to expose TAM students to a variety of professional settings in DC and to … Continued

FRIDAY, OCT 28TH: “CORRUPTION AND THE EROSION OF DEMOCRACY IN SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE”

Profs. Marko Klasnja, Dane Taleski, and Kiran Auerbach will be part of a roundtable discussion with Professor Milada Vachudova. This event is part of the CES 2016 Fall Friday Lecture Series. Kiran Auerbach is a PhD candidate in political science … Continued

PROFESSOR SAFIA SWIMELAR’S LECTURE – “LGBT RIGHTS IN SOUTHEAST EUROPE” 10/7

Please join us on October 7th at 12:20pm for Prof. Safia Swimelar’s talk: “LGBT Rights in Southeast Europe: Competing Narratives of Europeanization and Nationalism” in GEC 2008-2010. Safia Swimelar is an associate professor of political science and policy studies at … Continued

PROFESSOR PHILIP AYOUB – TAM CLASS OF 2005 – 10/14

“When States Come Out: Europe’s Sexual Minorities and the Politics of Visibility” October 14 at 12:20 pm-1:45 pm in GEC 3009 This event is part of the CES 2016 Fall Friday Lecture Series, and will be followed by the TAM … Continued

PROFESSOR NATASHA WARIKOO’S LECTURE – SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2016

“The Diversity Bargain and Other Dilemmas of Race, Admissions, and Meritocracy at Elite Universities” | CES Friday Lecture Series | September 30 September 30 at 12:20 pm-1:45 pm – GEC 4003 Dr. Natasha Warikoo will talk about her new book, … Continued

TAM WILL BE AT THE IDEALIST GRADUATE SCHOOL FAIR – 9/27 IN DC!

TAM is going to the fair!! Please come by and talk to TAM grads and administrators at the idealist fair in DC on Tuesday, Sept 27th from 5-8pm! This is a great way to find out more about our offerings … Continued

SEPTEMBER 8TH – PANEL EVENT ON BREXIT

Please join our Center for European Studies and TAM Director, John D. Stephens, and UNC Professors Lisbet Hooghe, Gary Marks, Konrad Jarausch for a panel discussion on the United Kingdom’s EU referendum and its aftermath. The event will take place in … Continued

A TAM STUDENT’S THOUGHTS ON THE TURKISH TRAGEDY

Liam Deering is a second-year TAM student who was studying Turkish on a FLAS* grant in Istanbul, Turkey when the July 15 coup attempt took place. He has written the following thoughts on the events. *FLAS stands for Foreign Language and Area Studies. … Continued

TAM STUDENT SUMMER INTERNSHIP: THINK TANK AND CIVIL SOCIETIES PROGRAM

Johannes Wesselhoeft is a second-year TAM student who completed an internship at the Think Tank and Civil Societies Program in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this summer. His account of how the professional climate enriched his TAM experience follows. TAM STUDENT SUMMER INTERNSHIP: THINK TANK AND CIVIL SOCIETIES … Continued

TAM STUDENT INTERNS AT IJET INTERNATIONAL

TAM Class of 2017 student Jessica Parks is interning at iJet International, and wrote a reflection on her work and how it complements her TAM experience. This summer, I am interning with the Client Services team at iJet International, a travel … Continued

DELEGATION OFFICIAL, TIM RIVERA, TO SPEAK AT DC TAM EVENT ON JULY 20TH

The TAM program will offer an information session at the Delegation of the European Union to the US on Weds., July 20th from 5-7pm. We are pleased to announce that our featured Delegation speaker will be Tim Rivera. To attend … Continued

NEW ERASMUS + FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR TAM STUDENTS IN BERLIN!

ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), USA are glad to announce a call for mobility scholarships within the academic year 2016/17. The TransAtlantic Masters Program (TAM Program) offers mobility grants … Continued

BREXIT AND TAM

Comments are coming my way today from TAM grads reaching out to the TAM Office and to one another as they learn about the UK’s leave vote: “TAMsters…I remember considering this question hypothetically when we were studying back in 2002-3. … Continued

TAM DC EVENT – JULY 20, 2016

Please join us at the Delegation of the European Union to the USA on July 20th at 5pm to learn about the TransAtlantic Masters Program and meet some of our graduates. This information session is designed for those interested in … Continued

CONGRATULATIONS TO TAM’S 2016 GRADUATES!

We had a wonderful graduation celebration at Professor John Stephens’ home on Saturday evening! Four 2016 graduates returned for the festivities. We are so proud of your accomplishments!! Thank you for sharing your tales from Europe and hopes for the … Continued

TAM STUDENT, ANNA BRASHEAR, TALKS ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Anna Brashear is part of the TAM Class of 2017. She is now studying in Berlin. Anna recently received extremely exciting news about a summer Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) award for Turkish and a Fulbright award for Germany for … Continued

APRIL 8TH EVENT WITH DAN MORRISON, HEAD OF GLOBAL MEDIA AT THE OECD IN PARIS

DAN MORRISON, AN INTERNATIONAL CAREER AND THE OECD Join us in the FedEx Global Education Center room 3009 on April 8, 2016 at 10amfor a Skype session with Dan Morrison, a UNC Alumnus and the Head of Global Media at the Organization for Economic Cooperation … Continued

UPCOMING TAM ALUMNI PANEL EVENT – APRIL 1ST, 2016

Please join us at 5pm on April 1st, 2016 for an alumni panel discussion and reception. This event will give you the chance to meet TAM graduates, ask questions, and hear about TAM experiences and career paths. Please contact the … Continued

TAM STUDENT RECEIVES TAM ALUMNI TRAVEL AWARD

TAM alumni make many generous donations of time, expertise, and funds to the program. This year some of the money donated by TAM graduates was used to make a travel award. This award will be offered to a TAM student … Continued

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PROFESSOR JONATHAN LAURENCE TO SPEAK ON FRIDAY – 11/20

On Friday, November 20th at 1:30pm Dr. Jonathan Laurence, Associate Professor of Political Science at Boston College, will give the final talk in our Fall Friday Lecture Series. His lecture is entitled:  “Can European Islam be Algerian, Moroccan and Turkish?” … Continued

PROFESSOR ANTOANETA DIMITROVA TO SPEAK ON NOVEMBER 13TH

Professor Antoaneta Dimitrova will speak at 1:30 pm on November 13th in the FedEx Global Education Center’s Room 4003. Dr. Dimitrova is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Public Administration and Coordinator of the Master’s Programme in Public Administration … Continued

A GERMAN PERSPECTIVE ON THE MIGRATION SITUATION IN GERMANY

One Million Strangers or One Million Fellow Citizens? Germany struggles to renew itself in facing up to the refugee crisis By Philip Barnstorf, TAM ’16 Welcome to Germany – Willkommen in Deutschland or something along those lines was written on … Continued

PROFESSOR DAVID COATES’ TAM LECTURE – 11/13

Professor David Coates, who holds the Worrell Chair in Anglo-American Studies at Wake Forest University, will give a talk at our Center for European Studies entitled “Starting Over: Building a Credible Progressive Alternative in UK Politics” soon. The event, originally … Continued

TAM’S FALL ALUMNI PANEL

On October 30th TransAtlantic Masters (TAM) students, administrators, faculty and graduates gathered for an event on the fourth floor of the FedEx Global Education Center. Four TAM graduates returned to campus to discuss their TAM experiences and career paths. A … Continued

PROFESSOR HERMAN SCHWARTZ TO SPEAK ON NOVEMBER 6TH

On Friday, November 6th, at 1:30pm on the 4th floor of the FedEx Global Education Center, Herman Schwartz, a University of Virginia Professor in the Department of Politics, will give a talk entitled: “No Growth and No Equality: Why the … Continued

FROM BERLIN: A TAM STUDENT COMMENTS ON THE IMMIGRATION SITUATION IN GERMANY

We recently asked TAM students, who are or have recently been in Europe and Turkey, to comment on what types of refugee situations they have witnessed. The small details involved in daily life are often missing from the mainstream news … Continued

FROM ALL OVER: TAM STUDENTS REPORT ON THE IMMIGRATION SITUATION FROM THEIR SITES

We recently asked TAM students, who are or have recently been in Europe and Turkey, to comment on what types of refugee situations they have witnessed. The small details involved in daily life are often missing from the mainstream news … Continued

FROM ANKARA: TAM STUDENTS COMMENT ON THE REFUGEE SITUATION IN TURKEY

We asked TAM students abroad to tell us about the immigration situation from an on-the-ground perspective. The details they highlight are fascinating! Here, two TAM students who recently studied at METU in Ankara weigh in with slightly different perspectives. The … Continued

THE STUDENTS GREATLY ENJOYED THE 2015 TAM TRIP TO DC!

The TAM Class of 2017 had a wonderful trip to DC over Fall Beak! The students enjoyed site visits at the FBI HQ, the US Department of State, the EU Delegation to the US, The Atlantic Council and The German … Continued

PROFESSOR RACHEL EPSTEIN TO SPEAK IN THE TAM LECTURE SERIES ON 10/9

On October 9th, Rachel Epstein, from the University of Denver, will give a talk entitled “Banking Nationalism in the Eurozone’s Debt and Currency Crisis.”  She is an Associate Professor in the Josef Korbel School of International Studies and Co-Director of … Continued

OCTOBER 20TH – TAM WILL BE AT THE UNC-CH GRADUATE SCHOOL FAIR!

Please find out more about TAM at the 2015 Graduate School Info Fair at UNC-CH!  On Tuesday, October 20, 2015 from 1:00pm-4:00pm, in the Great Hall of the Frank Porter Graham Student Union, TAM staff and students will be on … Continued

PROFESSOR PEPPER D. CULPEPPER TO SPEAK ON OCTOBER 30TH

On Friday, October 30th, Professor Pepper D. Culpepper, Professor of Political Science at the European University Institute, will give a talk in our Friday lecture series entitled “Bank Power and Bailouts in the European Union and the United States.” The … Continued

TAM ALUMNI PANEL – OCTOBER 30TH

Please join TransAtlantic Masters (TAM) students, administrators, faculty and graduates for an event on Friday, October 30th at 4pm on the fourth floor of the FedEx Global Education Center. Four TAM graduates will return to campus to discuss their TAM … Continued

TALK BY PROFESSOR MILADA VACHUDOVA

Please join the Center for European Studies for this week’s Friday Lecture! “Democratization in Post-Communist Europe: Authoritarian Regimes and the Leverage of the European Union” With Director of the Curriculum in Global Studies and Associate Professor of Political Science Milada … Continued

TAM WILL BE AT THE OCTOBER 1ST IDEALIST GRAD SCHOOL FAIR IN DC!

On Thursday, October 1st, TAM will be in DC for the Idealist Grad School fair from 5-8pm at 801 Mt Vernon Pl NW, Washington Convention Center, Hall A. Come on out and learn more about all TAM has to offer … Continued

PROFESSOR RAHSAAN MAXWELL TO SPEAK IN THE FRIDAY LECTURE SERIES ON 9/18

On Friday, September 18, 2015, Rahsaan Maxwell, Associate Professor in the UNC-CH Political Science department, will give a talk at 1:30pm in GEC 4003. His talk is entitled: “Gastro-Cosmopolitanism: Supermarket Products in France and the United Kingdom.” This event will … Continued

PROFESSOR DIMITRY KOCHENOV TO SPEAK ON 9/25

Professor Dimitry Kochenov (Faculty of Law at the University of Groningen and this year a fellow at Princeton) will give a talk this Friday (9/25) at 1:30pm on the 4th floor of the GEC as part of the CES speaker … Continued

HIST 468 – EXTREMISM, TERRORISM AND SECURITY IN POST-WAR EUROPE

3 Credits This class is required for TransAtlantic Track students and will be taught by the DAAD Visiting professor, Tobias Hof. Other TAM students may take HIST 490 as an elective class if they wish. After a short introduction into … Continued

POLI 788 | STATISTICS AND DATA ANALYSIS

3 CREDITS PROF. ROBERT JENKINS European Governance students will take this class as a required course. Other TAM students may take Statistics and Data Analysis as an elective if they wish. This course focuses on the application of statistical analysis … Continued

RACHEL YINGLING – CLASS OF 2008

The TAM community lost a wonderful, vibrant and enthusiastic TAM graduate on June 11, 2015. Rachel Yingling (TAM Class of 2008) will be remembered very fondly for her commitment to the program as a student and alum, her passion for … Continued

TAM WELCOMES THE CLASS OF 2017!

The Center for European Studies is pleased to welcome the 2015-2017 TransAtlantic Masters Class to UNC-CH. There are ten in-coming students this year and one student, who has been on leave, will join the cohort in Prague this spring. These … Continued

POLI 745 | VARIETIES OF CAPITALISM

3 CREDITS PROFESSOR: JOHN STEPHENS The course examines the development of different types of welfare states in Europe and North America. The course is structured around the concept of “welfare states regimes,” as defined by Gøsta Esping-Andersen in his path-breaking … Continued

POLI 733 | EUROPEAN INTEGRATION: THEORIES, INSTITUTIONS AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES

3 CREDITS PROFESSOR: CHRISTIANE LEMKE (VISITING PROFESSOR FROM UNIVERSITY OF HANNOVER, GERMANY) The seminar begins with a brief introduction of the European integration process, then covers major theories of integration, the institutions of the EU, including the most recent EU reform … Continued

EDUC 508 | CULTURAL COMPETENCE, LEADERSHIP AND YOU

3 CREDITS PROFESSOR SHERICK HUGHES This course was developed to confront and address questions of global cultural competence and self-critique. Culturally competent leaders work to understand their own biases and patterns of discrimination.

THE 2015 FALL FRIDAY LECTURE SERIES BEGINS

Please join the Center for European Studies for our first Friday Lecture of the Fall! “Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century and the Determinants of Top 1% Income Shares” With CES Director and Lenski Professor of Political Science and Sociology … Continued

BUSI 610 | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS

3 CREDITS PROFESSOR DOUG ELVERS Human rights are inextricably linked to the achievement of public health policy goals. This course provides an introduction to the relationship between health policy and human rights. As a survey course, it ranges broadly over … Continued

ENST 585 | AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

3 CREDITS PROFESSOR: RICHARD ANDREWS This course has two principal objectives. The first is to provide an intensive introduction to the historical development and current issues of environmental policy in the United States, including basic perspectives, processes and institutions, major … Continued

GEOG 448 | TRANSNATIONAL MUSLIMS

3 CREDITS PROFESSOR BANU GÖKARIKSEL This course will trace the geographical production of Muslim subjects through transnational flows, networks and imaginaries. Rather than approaching “Islam” or Muslims as fixed in time and space, we will develop a perspective on Muslim … Continued

CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2015

Seven members of the TAM Class of 2015 returned to Chapel Hill this weekend to celebrate their graduation. Professor John Stephens hosted a reception in their honor at his home. Three of this year’s graduates intend to pursue doctoral degrees … Continued

NEW TAM WEBSITE

Welcome to the new TAM website! We hope you enjoy the updated layout and information. UNC’s Center for European Studies has been hard at work to give you the best information possible to help you make an informed decision with … Continued

POLI 882 | US-EU LECTURE SERIES

1 CREDIT PROFESSOR: JOHN STEPHENS This weekly lecture series draws primarily on the expertise of US-based faculty. Topics focus on EU and/or US foreign and domestic politics as well as on contemporary transatlantic relations. Each week, one or two TAM … Continued

GEOG 453 | POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY

3 CREDITS PROFESSOR SCOTT KIRSCH What is political power? Are power and political processes knowable without understanding how they are spatially distributed in territories, regions, and landscapes? Our premise is that the answer to these questions is “No,” and that … Continued

GEOG 464 | EUROPE TODAY: TRANSNATIONALISM, GLOBALISMS AND THE GEOGRAPHIES OF PAN-EUROPE

3 CREDITS PROFESSOR JOHN PICKLES In this course we will focus much of our attention on what geopolitical changes in Central and Eastern Europe, post-colonial immigration, and economic globalization mean for our understanding of Europe Today. In particular, we will … Continued

TAM STUDENT RECEIVES A 2015-16 FULBRIGHT AWARD

We are very proud to announce that TAM student, Michelle Offik, was recently awarded a 2015-2016 Fulbright U.S. Student Award to Germany. Michelle is currently in Europe. She interned at Atlantic-community.org from January to March of this year and is … Continued

POLI 433 | IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION IN CONTEMPORARY WESTERN EUROPE

3 CREDITS PROFESSOR RAHSAAN MAXWELL Immigrant integration has been one of the most intense political issues in Western Europe in recent decades. While many West European countries have long traditions of integrating immigrants from fellow European countries, the dramatic post-WWII … Continued

TAM AND THE EUROPEAN STUDENT CONFERENCE AT YALE UNIVERSITY

Two of the second-year TAM students traveled back from Europe to the US this spring to take part in a conference at Yale University. The Center for European Studies was able to provide some travel funding for their trip. We invite … Continued

TAM ALUMNI BOARD MEETING

The second annual TAM Alumni Board meeting took place in Chapel Hill on March 20th and 21st. Graduates of the program join the Board to lend their professional expertise and steer TAM forward. This year discussions focused on publicity and … Continued

FIFTH ANNUAL TAM ALUMNI PANEL DISCUSSION

On the afternoon of March 20th, 2015, TAM graduates, students, and accepted applicants joined with faculty and administrators connected to the program. Four alumni, representing the professional fields of international education, federal service, private industry, and think-tanks/NGOs, served as our … Continued

POLI 459 | TRANSATLANTIC SECURITY

3 CREDITS PROFESSOR ROBERT JENKINS This course explores the development of Euro-¬‐Atlantic security institutions and compares security policy in the United States and Europe. Initial focus begins with a discussion of the concept of security and a selected review of … Continued

TAM STUDENT, KATE LINDEMANN, INTERVIEWS ANGELA MERKEL

Kate Lindemann, one of our TAM students studying at Humboldt University in Berlin, was recently afforded the opportunity to interview Germany’s Chancellor. The video of this German-language exchange, focused on the subject of TTIP, can be viewed above.   View … Continued

POLI 736 | POLITICAL TRANSITIONS AND DEMOCRATIZATION IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE

3 CREDITS PROFESSOR: MILADA VACHUDOVA Examination of contrasting theoretical approaches to understanding democracy. Comparative study of Africa, Eastern Europe, and Latin America elucidates challenges and opportunities that affect possibilities for democratization and consolidation.

A TAM STUDENT’S INTERNSHIP IN PARIS

Brendan Jordan Rowell UNC Chapel Hill — TAM Program Internship Report: Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute My internship at Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute (NE-JDI) began on September 1st, 2014. In France, all internships require a contract, known … Continued

PUBH 510, INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES IN GLOBAL HEALTH

3 CREDITS PROFESSORS: MARGARET BENTLEY, ASSOCIATE DEAN OF GLOBAL HEALTH, UNC’S GILLINGS SCHOOL OF GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH, AND MAMIE HARRIS, AFRICA PROGRAMS DIRECTOR This course explores contemporary issues, problems and controversies in global health through an interdisciplinary perspective; examines the … Continued