On March 18, a panel of four faculty members will address the same question: What does innovation in the teaching of the arts and humanities look like?
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Author Terry Tempest Williams will speak March 24 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as the 2015 Distinguished Writer-in-Residence.
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There is great truth in the old adage “out of sight, out of mind.” We can’t truly understand and discuss the things we can’t see, and that’s exactly why the First Nations Graduate Circle (FNGC) at UNC-Chapel Hill is organizing the symposium.
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Peter Higgs, professor emeritus in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh, was presented with an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during a ceremony at the University of Edinburgh on March 3.
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StreetSigns’ 2014-2015 season concludes with a production of Trojan Barbie by Christine Evans, directed by StreetSigns Artistic Director, Joseph Megel. This time-bending, car-crash collision of the past and present, based on Euripides’ Trojan Women, challenges our notions of gender, war (both ancient and modern), and politics. Past and present violently collide as the dreams of
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Through Media and the Movement, assistant professor Seth Kotch hopes to give a glimpse into the experiences of everyday people and activists from the civil rights era. He is creating a digital archive of broadcasts from black activist radio stations from the 1960s and ’70s.
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On March 3, the Writing and Learning Centers will host “Appy Hour,” a launch party for their new compendium – a website with recommended apps and programs selected to help students use their smartphones to maximize their productivity.
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Master drummer and composer Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band will headline the 38th annual Carolina Jazz Festival Feb. 18-21 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Many events are free at the 38th annual event — which features concerts, workshops, open rehearsals, a Latin jazz night and more.
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Familiarity, so the saying goes, breeds contempt.
Ray Dooley begs to differ.
In the world of theater, Dooley believes, familiarity with other people on the stage instills the confidence needed to take risks. Familiarity can be the safety net that allows an actor to inhabit an imaginary role so completely that, in that moment, the imaginary seems real.
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For the first time in the history of the C. Felix Harvey Award for Institutional Priorities at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, two winners have been selected to receive the honor along with $50,000 each. This year’s Harvey Award will support and advance one project that aims to improve transparency in state
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