Graduate student Ari Green is studying the experiences of Black people being displaced from their homes and communities in three urban areas.

When the Caldwell family decided they wanted to give back to UNC-Chapel Hill — a place that left a lasting impression on each of them — it made sense that their gift would revolve around American studies and the arts.

Faculty couple Bill Ferris and Marcie Cohen Ferris are retiring, but their collective contributions to Southern studies and support for the university they love is far from over.

Sociolinguistic scholar Ben Frey helps revitalize Cherokee.

A professor of American studies is helping port communities worldwide understand how rising sea levels and other impacts of climate change affect shipping and coastal infrastructures.

Katy Clune (M.A. American studies/folklore) documented an example of global foodways in the rural American South through her project on Lao cuisine in Morganton, N.C.

Graduate student Victoria Bouloubasis and her partners at Vittles Films have captured the bilingual cacophony of Cliff’s Meat Market in a 15-minute documentary produced for the Southern Foodways Alliance.

Elizabeth Engelhardt started writing about food by beginning with leftovers. Not the remains of a meal; the remains of her research.

Assistant professor Seth Kotch hopes to provide a glimpse into the experiences of everyday people and activists from the civil rights era. In collaboration with Duke researchers, he is creating a digital archive of broadcasts from black activist radio stations from the ’60s and ’70s.

Andrew Vail ’99 established the Henry Owl Scholarship Fund for Undergraduate Students, honoring the mettle of Henry Owl ’29, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the first person of color to be admitted to –– and graduate from –– the University.