Evan Castillo

Associate Writer

Contributors/Evan Castillo, Associate Writer

Education

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

Evan Castillo is an associate writer 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 editing.

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

UMass Raises Tuition and Fees Starting in Fall 2023

The board of trustees raised in-state tuition by 2.5% and increased housing fees by 4%, according to the Massachusetts Daily Collegian.

April 18, 2023

Vanderbilt Launches its New Solar Energy Farm

The private Tennessee university aims to power its campus entirely through renewable energy and become carbon neutral by 2050.

April 18, 2023

This New College Student-Exclusive Social Media App Is Taking on TikTok

Collyge CEO Ian Gunther, three-time NCAA gymnastics champion at Stanford, is betting a student-exclusive app can replace TikTok on U.S. college campuses.

April 17, 2023

Dartmouth College Ends COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement

Dartmouth's move came one day after President Joe Biden signed a bill ending the COVID-19 national emergency.

April 14, 2023

What Is ‘Ungrading’ and Which Colleges Are Doing It?

Some schools and professors are embracing “ungrading” or moving away from traditional A-F grading systems in favor of self-evaluation and other methods they say better serve students.

April 14, 2023

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