Supporting our Tar Heels

We want all Tar Heels to succeed and grow, both in academic classes and outside of them. The University boasts hundreds of student groups and various support services to help make that happen for all students, whether it’s their first year at Carolina or last.

Visit Student Success Resources

The Writing Center
The Writing Center works with students, faculty and staff on any writing project at any point in the writing process, helping them to become more skillful, flexible writers.
Student Care Hub
Launched in the spring, the COVID-19 Student Care Hub is a one-stop-shop for guidance and information about resources related to everything from academics to financial aid to wellness.
The Learning Center
Open to undergraduate and graduate students, the Learning Center helps Tar Heels improve their academic skills, get better at managing time, and understand their strengths and weakness. The center is offering virtual services this semester.
University Libraries
While the ways students can use the libraries are different this fall, the staff is still available to help students achieve their academic goals. Students can also find books, journals and videos online through the University Libraries’ website.
Academic Advising
The College of Arts & Sciences' Academic Advising Program creates a supportive environment to partner with undergraduates as they explore personal goals, develop educational plans and thrive at Carolina. Advisors are available for all undergrads in the College.
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
The Office of Scholarship and Student Aid is currently awarding emergency grants to students from multiple funds. These awards are intended to help you cover expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus, and covered items such as food, emergency housing, transportation, technology and health care.

Healthy Heels

Student Wellness
Student Wellness works to enhance the individual and collective health of our campus through a wide range of programs, services and resources.
Counseling and Psychological Services
Carolina's Counseling and Psychological Services is strongly committed to addressing the mental health needs of the student body through timely access to consultation and connection to clinically appropriate services.
Campus Health
Campus Health provides a full spectrum of expert, patient-centered and inclusive ambulatory primary medical care for students, including a full-service radiology, physical therapy and pharmacy service.

Carolina faculty members are ready to help you succeed this year. In addition to teaching and mentoring, they share their knowledge and expertise to help guide you to your goals.

Meet some of our faculty members who tapped into their research to share advice on making the most out of this year.

Tips from the experts

How to think like an entrepreneur
After a successful career as an entrepreneur in television and digital media, Carolina alumnus and teacher Bernard Bell is sharing his tips for learning to think like Steve Jobs.
How to make friends during a pandemic
Making new friends can be a challenge even under normal circumstances. Add in a pandemic that forces us to remain physically distant, and it can feel overwhelming. Mitch Prinstein explains how it's still possible to build those relationships even when everything feels so different.
How to make a good impression
Ovul Sezer knows how not to be a jerk, according to science. Her research focuses on social behaviors we think will get us ahead but that actually backfire, like humblebragging and name-dropping.
How to manage time effectively
Brad Staats helps companies reach their business goals by combining behavioral science and operations management to find ways to overcome the barriers to learning and pave a path to success. To start the year, Staats shared his tips for effective time management
How to accomplish almost any goal
Paschal Sheeran’s research has found that we successfully achieve our goals only half the time. Here he shares three steps to go from dreaming to doing.
How to be kinder to yourself
UNC-Chapel Hill researcher Karen Bluth studies self-compassion and the role it plays in supporting mental health, particularly in teens. Here she offers a few tools for practicing self-compassion.