Sherry Magill, former president/executive director of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, will spend the fall 2019 semester at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University focusing on the issue of philanthropy and the academy.
Keohane Visiting Professor’s fall residency to focus on philanthropy and the academy Read More »
First-year student Cecelia Tucker of Asheville has been awarded the 2019 Thomas Wolfe Scholarship, a full, four-year merit scholarship in creative writing in the College of Arts & Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Cecelia Tucker awarded 2019 Thomas Wolfe Scholarship in creative writing Read More »
Inclusive Excellence in the College of Arts & Sciences means recognizing the importance of diversity and inclusion in meeting our goal of student-focused, scholarly excellence.
Statement on Diversity from Sabrina Burmeister Read More »
The College of Arts & Sciences is mourning the unexpected loss of former Carolina colleague and treasured friend Ishna Hall.
Ishna J. Hall: Beloved Tar Heel, Colleague and Friend Read More »
Juan Carlos González Espitia is an associate professor of Spanish in the Department of Romance Studies within the UNC College of Arts & Sciences. In his historical study of syphilis in the Spanish-speaking world, he explores the ways the disease affects private and public life, literature, the arts, medical discourse, politics, and public policy.
Research UNCovered: Juan Carlos González Espitia Read More »
After a 21-year career in the U.S. Army, John Bechtold is now a PhD student in UNC’s Department of American Studies, using photography as a means to discuss American public memory and cultural perceptions of war.
Pallavi Gupta (geography) worked on a photo-narrative project with a group of women workers in Hyderabad, India, to visualize and build public understanding of the dangers of unsanitary conditions in Hyderabad train stations and to advocate for the health and well-being of sanitary waste workers.
A path to public humanities work: Graduate student Pallavi Gupta Read More »
Hundreds of Tar Heels started the first day of classes with a sip from the Old Well in hopes of securing some extra luck for the school year.
The Old Well magic Read More »
On the first day of their Carolina careers, the Class of 2023 gathered in Carmichael Arena for a “pre-game pep talk” from legendary soccer coach Anson Dorrance urging them to take full advantage of their experience as Tar Heels.
A warm welcome at New Student Convocation, FallFest Read More »
Anne Fertig (English and comparative literature) is expanding the work of the Jane Austen Summer Program into the Durham community by partnering with Durham community libraries to run book groups throughout the 2019-2020 year that expand local readers’ appreciation of female novelists (other than Austen) in the 19th century.
A path to public humanities work: Graduate student Anne Fertig Read More »
