Fifty-seven graduate students in the College of Arts & Sciences have received fellowships funded by private support to advance their scholarship and teaching. Increasing support for graduate students has been a priority of Kevin Guskiewicz since he became dean in 2016.
Writer Ronni Lundy drove more than 4,000 miles in her 2005 Chevy Astro van to gather the stories and recipes of the people of Appalachia, the “home cooks and chefs, farmers and shop owners, curers and savers and preservers of both food and traditions.
James Beard award-winning cookbook author is first of two artists-in-residence Read More »
Fostering curiosity and developing the analytical tools to find solutions to difficult problems is what Carolina’s minor in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) seeks to do. The combined study of these three disciplines — an idea launched by Oxford University in 1920 — aims to create an environment where philosophers, political scientists and economists can come together and complement each other’s skills.
PPE minor: Where disciplines connect, leaders emerge Read More »
Kathryn Lofton, a critic of popular culture and historian of religion, will give the keynote address at UNC-Chapel Hill’s 2018 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony. She received both her master’s and doctoral degrees in religious studies from the College of Arts & Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Kathryn Lofton to give 2018 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony keynote address Read More »
Erica Wallace is coordinator for peer mentoring and engagement in the Center for Student Success and Academic Counseling in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Jan Johnson Yopp is a professor in the School of Media and Journalism and dean of Summer School for Academic Affairs. They are recipients of this year’s MLK Unsung Hero Awards.
Unsung Heroes strive to even out the playing field Read More »
The Asian studies department led its largest Religions Field Trip in the Triangle, to give participants the opportunity to meet practitioners of the various faiths, observe worship practices, and ask questions.
Learning about Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism in the Triangle Read More »
Colin Palmer became the first African-American chair of a major department at UNC-Chapel Hill when he was appointed to lead the history department in 1986, a post he held until 1991. He’ll be honored at several events the week of Feb. 19.
Pioneering professor honored for contributions to UNC Read More »
Rye Barcott, social entrepreneur and a graduate of the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will deliver the University’s spring Commencement address on May 13 in Kenan Stadium.
College alumnus Rye Barcott, social entrepreneur, to speak at spring commencement Read More »
Yaiza Canzani, an assistant professor of mathematics in UNC’s College of Arts & Sciences, has been awarded a 2018 Sloan Research Fellowship.
Mathematics’ Yaiza Canzani named a Sloan Fellow ‘rising star’ Read More »
For Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld, Global Spotlight Week is a perfect example of the kind of work that he hopes to expand in UNC-Chapel Hill’s area studies centers. As senior associate dean for social sciences and global programs in the College of Arts & Sciences, he oversees the six centers co-sponsoring Global Spotlight Week.
Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld seeks to broaden the mission of Carolina’s area studies centers Read More »
