The teaching awards line the corner office in Greenlaw Hall like wallpaper, but it is the unusual picture above the desk that rivets the eye.
It shows a bemused Dean Smith shaking hands with General William Richardson Davie, portrayed by Christopher Armitage, to whom the picture belongs.
Armitage takes teaching ‘seriously, not solemnly’ Read More »
Danny Bell was entering his senior year of high school when segregation ended in North Carolina. After 11 years of attending East Carolina Indian School for American Indians, he moved to a predominantly white school for the first time.
Danny Bell builds bridges between Carolina and Indian communities Read More »
PlayMakers Repertory Company kicks off its main-stage season Sept. 17-Oct. 5 with the Tony Award-winning comedy “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” by Christopher Durang.
PlayMakers opens season Sept. 17 with Tony Award-winning comedy Read More »
Since 2006, music professor Mark Katz has turned to the Institute for the Arts and Humanities for the opportunities that he says have made him a better scholar, educator and leader. He became director of the IAH in July.
As IAH leader, Katz serves faculty, state Read More »
(Note: Fish Fry is sold out, but art exhibit and music still open to public.) The Center for the Study of the American South, presents “Fish and an Ish! A Photo Exhibit and Down East Fish Fry,” on Sept. 12.
Fish and an Ish! Photo Exhibit and Down East Fish Fry Sept. 12 Read More »
The public is invited to explore lessons learned from the recent upheaval in Ferguson, Missouri, at a Sept. 8 panel discussion at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Public invited to discussion about race-related issues Sept. 8 Read More »
In large college science classes, active learning interventions improve achievement for everyone, but especially black and first-generation students, according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
