February 2018

Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld seeks to broaden the mission of Carolina’s area studies centers

For Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld, Global Spotlight Week is a perfect example of the kind of work that he hopes to expand in UNC-Chapel Hill’s area studies centers. As senior associate dean for social sciences and global programs in the College of Arts & Sciences, he oversees the six centers co-sponsoring Global Spotlight Week.

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Sports marketing expert Jonathan Jensen is headed to the Olympics

Jonathan Jensen, an assistant professor of exercise and sport science, will be headed to the winter Olympics.

The University Gazette recently published this Q&A with Jonathan Jensen, assistant professor of sport administration in the department of exercise and sport science. For the feature, “Carolina People,” Jensen talks about his research, and about his upcoming trip to the winter Olympics.

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Priscilla Layne traces her path from multicultural Chicago to a career in German

Priscilla Layne

When people hear I’m a German professor, they ask me two questions: Do I have German relatives? Was I a military brat? The answer to both is “no.” People frequently assume that if an American decides to learn German, this must be for familial, functional or professional reasons. I began learning German as a 10-year-old living on the North Side of Chicago because I wanted to understand Indiana Jones!

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