Fine Arts & Humanities

‘Triple I’ courses teach the power of interdisciplinary thinking

From left, Barbara Fredrickson, Claudio Battaglini and Arne Kalleberg share a laugh after class. They teach the Triple I course, "Health and Happiness." (photo by Donn Young)

“Health and Happiness” and “Death and Dying” are two of five “Ideas, Information and Inquiry” courses, also called “Triple I” or “III” for short, that are being pilot-tested in spring 2019.

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Graduate student research benefits North Carolina

Warm winter weather scenes in Coker Arboretum on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Jon Gardiner/UNC-Chapel Hill)

The UNC-Chapel Hill Graduate School has honored 20 graduate students in programs throughout the University with the 2019 Impact Awards and Horizon Awards. The awards celebrate the graduate students’ powerful discoveries that contribute to a better future for people and communities in North Carolina.

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Rhodes appointed interim dean of the College of Arts & Sciences

Terry Rhodes (photo by Johnny Andrews)

As Senior Associate Dean for Fine Arts and Humanities in the College of Arts & Sciences since 2012, Rhodes has long championed the value of the arts and humanities to a well-rounded education throughout her more than three decades at Carolina.

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