The Institute for the Study of the Americas in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences has received an $88,000 grant from the Christopher Reynolds Foundation to support expanded collaborations with Cuba.
Grant to Institute for the Study of the Americas will expand collaborations with Cuba Read More »
Seven University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students received UNC Class of 1938 travel fellowships for research abroad this summer.
Seven UNC students awarded Class of 1938 travel fellowships Read More »
I’ll never forget when I first asked my best friend Holly (whom I had just met in sixth grade) to my house for a sleepover.
Of special friendships, from childhood to beyond Read More »
When veteran journalist Susan Spencer-Wendel (international studies ’88) was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS) in summer 2011, she was determined to write her own ending to her life story.
Living with Joy: New book chronicles alum’s journey with Lou Gehrig’s disease Read More »
Eunice Sahle, associate professor and chair of the department of African and Afro-American studies, has won one of the University’s highest honors.
Sahle receives UNC Massey Award, one of the university’s highest honors Read More »
Beat Making Lab is a new PBS Digital Studios series featuring young musicians from around the world. In Episode 1, UNC music professor Pierce Freelon and Apple Juice Kid (a.k.a. Stephen Levitin) collaborate with youth in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Beat Making Lab: UNC-inspired music in the Congo Read More »
Nobel Laureate Jean Marie Le Clézio, the prolific French author, and Issa Asgarally, the Mauritian cultural scholar and activist, will discuss “Interculturality and the Arts” April 17-19 at a series of events at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University.
Nobel laureate Le Clézio explores ‘interculturality’ at UNC and Duke Read More »
The creation of the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures (GSLL) from the merger of two formerly distinct departments in 2011 has generated an opportunity to create a new undergraduate concentration in Central European Studies. Unique in the U.S., this concentration will make UNC-Chapel Hill a leader in this growing field. The department will begin
Carolina Offers New Concentration in Central European Studies Read More »
Daniel Gitterman, associate professor of public policy in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, one of the state’s highest honors.
Gitterman awarded Order of Long Leaf Pine Read More »
John Kao, author of “Innovation Nation,” and UNC alumnus Gary White, co-founder and chief executive officer of Water.org, will discuss “Changing the World through Innovation” in a free public talk March 4 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
‘Changing the World through Innovation’ is topic of March 4 talk Read More »
