Teaching Plato
Doctoral student Philip Bold is a recipient of this year’s Tanner Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by Graduate Teaching Assistants.
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Carolina honors 11 for public service
Disaster preparedness trainings, pro bono legal assistance and a performance program for children with autism were some of the projects recognized at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s 2019 Public Service Awards celebration on April 1. The annual event is hosted by the Carolina Center for Public Service. College of Arts & Sciences people and programs were among the winners.
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UNC Creative Writing Lecturer Tyree Daye Wins 2019 Whiting Award
Tyree Daye, a lecturer in poetry in UNC’s Creative Writing Program in the English & Comparative Literature Department, is one of this year’s Whiting Award recipients, a prestigious $50,000 award supporting the work of talented emerging writers.
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Horticulture, History, and Hurricanes
In starting a community garden, the Coharie tribe reclaim their autonomy in agriculture, transforming it into a place for healing and community. UNC senior Sierra Dunne records their story, learning about the deep-rooted connections among soil, sorghum syrup, and boundless generosity in the process.
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Research Spotlight: Supporting Schools’ Disaster Response and Recovery Efforts
UNC-Chapel Hill researcher Cassandra R. Davis led a federally-funded study on schools districts’ responses to Hurricanes Matthew and Harvey.
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Chris Clemens named new senior associate dean for research and innovation
Clemens’ new position was created to drive strategic planning and provide guidance across the College’s academic divisions and research programs, fostering new models of innovation, new initiatives and new collaborations.
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Andrew Perrin named next director of Institute for the Arts and Humanities
Professor Andrew J. Perrin has been named the next director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities, effective July 1. He will succeed Mark Katz, who completes his IAH term at the end of the spring 2019 semester.
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PlayMakers Repertory Company announces 2019-2020 season
The celebration of UNC-Chapel Hill’s 100-year history of playmaking continues with fresh perspectives, new works and relevant classics from the theater company based in the College of Arts & Sciences.
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‘Triple I’ courses teach the power of interdisciplinary thinking
“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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Michael Tsin appointed Earl N. Phillips Jr. Distinguished Professor in International Studies
Michael Tsin, associate professor in the Department of History and Curriculum in Global Studies and academic director of the Phillips Ambassadors program, was recently selected as the Earl N. Phillips Jr. Distinguished Professor in International Studies.