Sherwood wins international medal for promoting Hungarian studies

Peter Sherwood, Laszlo Birinyi Sr. Distinguished Professor of Hungarian Language and Culture, was recognized by the International Association for Hungarian Studies (IAHS) with the János Lotz medal for promoting Hungarian studies abroad. The IAHS was established in 1977 for Hungarian scholars, both within and outside the country. Its duties include publishing an English-language journal, Hungarian […]

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Three UNC students selected for social entrepreneurship fellowships

Three undergraduate students in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences are among six selected by social change organization Frontline Solutions for fellowships this summer. Micah Gilmer, a partner in Frontline Solutions and the social entrepreneur in residence in the department of public policy, helped to spearhead the program. The Hilliard P. Jenkins (HPJ) Undergraduate Fellowship Program,

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Graduate students’ art exhibit opens Friday (Nov. 4)

Art graduate students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will explore issues of race, geography, time, faith, evolution and more in an exhibition opening Friday (Nov. 4) at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education. The exhibition, “Don’t Be Intimidated By This Painting,” will open with a reception at 6

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UNC Center for European Studies earns European Union grant

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for European Studies, one of 10 centers nationwide to have received the designation of EU Center of Excellence from the European Union, has been awarded funding of 424,855 euros (approximately $570,000) by the European Union for research and activities from 2011 to 2014. “The grant to UNC

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‘No Child …’ replaces ‘Amish Project’ in PlayMakers’ lineup

Actor-playwright Nilaja Sun’s timely one-woman show “No Child…” comes to PlayMakers Repertory Company Jan. 11-15, as part of the theater’s PRC2 second-stage series. “No Child…” replaces “The Amish Project” by Jessica Dickey. The playwright had to cancel her PlayMakers appearance because of other obligations. PRC2 is PlayMakers’ acclaimed series in which each performance is followed

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November College Calendar: Global politics, arts, science and more

Just in time for International Education Week, our November calendar is bursting with events spotlighting global politics, arts, science and more. Nov. 1:  Daniel Wallace, creative writing professor, will discuss his work in progress. 12:30 pm, Wilson Library, Louis Round. http://englishcomplit.unc.edu Nov. 2:  Who’s Doing the Looking? UNC artist Susan Harbage Page discusses the Ackland’s

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PlayMakers hosts Freedom Riders’ art during ‘Parchman Hour’

PlayMakers Repertory Company is collaborating with artist Charlotta Janssen, utilizing her work onstage and in exhibition during the run of the theater’s world premiere of “The Parchman Hour: Songs and Stories of the ’61 Freedom Riders.” Charlotta Janssen is a German-American visual artist based in Brooklyn, New York. Her work has been shown around the

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‘Eating Animals’ to open communication studies’ season

An adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s book “Eating Animals” will be performed Nov. 10-12 and Nov. 17-19 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The play will kick off the 2011-2012 performance season in the communication studies department, part of UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences. “Eating Animals” was chosen by both UNC

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