Evan Castillo

Reporter

Contributors/Evan Castillo, Reporter

Education

BA Journalism, BA Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Evan Castillo is a reporter on BestColleges News and wrote for the Daily Tar Heel during his time at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He's covered topics ranging from climate change to general higher education news, and he is passionate about music.

His other interests lie in the intersectionality of technology, gaming, and higher education. Evan graduated with a BA in journalism and a BA in psychology.

Read Evan's Latest Articles

UNC-Chapel Hill Bans Consideration of Race in Hiring, Admissions Essays

The UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees passed the policy after losing a U.S. Supreme Court case that considered a student's race in admissions.

August 3, 2023

Arizona State University Law School Will Allow Students to Use AI on Applications

Prospective students can use AI to write applications starting in August 2023. The university called on other law schools to comprehensively embrace AI.

August 3, 2023

USDA Grants $33M to Support Projects at 19 Land-Grant HBCUs

The Capacity Building Grants Program will fund 82 research, extension, and education projects at the 1890 land-grant universities.

August 1, 2023

NASA Awards $14M to Minority-Serving Community Colleges and Universities

The awards will help enhance STEM fields at the institutions and fuel robotics, space technologies, and other research for NASA's Artemis missions to the moon.

July 31, 2023

Small Kansas Liberal Arts College Receives $1 Billion Donation From Anonymous Donor

McPherson College received the third-largest college donation in history after completing its double-match endowment challenge.

July 28, 2023

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