Junior Allison Ruvidich spent a summer researching the life and contributions of Elizabeth Lay Green, the wife of beloved playwright Paul Green.
Shining a spotlight on the untold story of a Carolina playwright Read More »
Join the Office of Undergraduate Research in celebrating University Research Week on campus, The theme is “Creating a Better Tomorrow.”
Let your research shine! Read More »
In her new position with Carolina Public Humanities, Rachel Schaevitz is launching new collaborations with community colleges, museums, movie theaters and nonprofits to advance the University’s mission of serving the state of North Carolina. A passion for public service is in Rachel Schaevitz’s DNA. Her family instilled in her the importance of being involved in
Taking humanities on the road Read More »
Join the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies tonight (Oct. 29) at 7 p.m. at the UNC Friday Center for a conversation between author Jonathan Weisman and Ryan Thornburg, UNC School of Media and Journalism, focused on Weisman’s book, “Semitism.”
Jonathan Weisman lecture Oct. 29: “Antisemitism and the Jewish experience in the South” Read More »
Connie Eble knows why she was chosen for the 2018 Jefferson Award. “Longevity and institutional memory,” Eble said mischievously. Then, she matter-of-factly said, “I show up.” A professor in the English and comparative literature department, Eble joined Carolina’s faculty in 1971. She is in her last semester of teaching and will retire fully in
‘Show up’ is motto for Eble, a true citizen of University Read More »
Marcie Cohen Ferris, professor emeritus of American studies, was awarded the 2018 Craig Claiborne Lifetime Achievement Award from the Southern Foodways Alliance.
Ferris wins lifetime achievement award from Southern Foodways Alliance Read More »
Singer/songwriter Gillian Welch, known for her at-times dark Americana songs, was the first musician to be awarded the Thomas Wolfe Medal. The Thomas Wolfe Society and Carolina created the medal in 2000 to commemorate the birth of Wolfe, an alumnus (class of 1920) and author of novels such as “Look Homeward, Angel.”
Welch, Rawlings blend story and song during Thomas Wolfe Lecture Read More »
The College of Arts & Sciences will offer five new courses in spring 2019 to pilot-test a new core offering being proposed for the General Education curriculum. These broadly interdisciplinary courses expose students to new ideas, new modes of inquiry and essential skills.
New Ideas, Information and Inquiry courses explore broad topics across disciplines Read More »
Singer/songwriter Tift Merritt will receive a University Distinguished Alumna Award on University Day, Oct. 12. She is also the new performing artist-in-residence at Community Histories Workshop and will be working with CHW on the Dix Park project.
Tift Merritt and the lyrical language of history and place Read More »
Michael A. McFee is among the six people who will receive North Carolina’s highest civilian honor.
Michael McFee wins North Carolina’s highest civilian honor Read More »
