The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation’s first public university, is a leader in American higher education and known around the world for innovative teaching, research and public service. Now in its third century, Carolina educates more than 28,000 students in more than 100 fields and is one of the top research universities in the country.

UNC has a long, firmly rooted commitment to serving communities, both locally and globally. From the Schools of Public Health and Social Work to Kenan-Flagler Business School and the Center for Sustainable Enterprise, UNC departments across campus are engaged with research and teaching related to sustainable development. UNC was listed among Newsweek magazine’s “Top 100 Global Universities,” and its entrepreneurship programs – including social entrepreneurship – have earned it the title of “America’s Most Entrepreneurial Campus” by Princeton Review and Forbes.com.

And then, of course, there is sport. As the home of famed Tar Heel basketball and alma mater of Michael Jordan and Mia Hamm, UNC needs no introduction.

UNC is excited to work with Nike, Ashoka, and the Changemakers community to help make the innovations of “Sport for a Better World” a reality.

The University of North Carlonia at Chapel Hill's Faculty University Ambassador
Katie Kross