Carolina alumni named Schwarzman Scholars

Posted Jan 10, 2020
University of North Carolina alumni Yusheng Zhang and Sandy Alkoutami have been selected for the elite Schwarzman Scholars Program. Modeled after the Rhodes Scholarship, the Schwarzman is an innovative master’s degree program that supports study at China’s prestigious Tsinghua University and bridges the academic and professional worlds. (UNC.edu)

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