• 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

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