Issue: Spring 2013
Stories
Guiding China’s Gilded Age: Helping a giant rethink its urban upheaval
City and regional planning professor Yan Song is helping China rethink its urban upheaval. She directs UNC’s Program on Chinese Cities in the Center for Urban and Regional Studies.
A Liberal Arts Rhodes: The road for senior Rachel Myrick leads to Oxford
Senior Rachel Myrick will head to Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship after graduation to pursue a master’s in international relations, with a focus on the causes and consequences of ethnic conflict.
A World of Good: Social entrepreneur encourages UNC to make a difference
Religious studies alum Dennis Whittle founded GlobalGiving, an online markeplace where donors can fund do-good projects around the world. Now he advises Caroilna students on social entrepreneurship ventures.
Q&A with Dennis Whittle, co-founder of GlobalGiving
This Q&A interview supplements an alumni profile feature on Dennis Whittle (religious studies ’83), co-founder of GlobalGiving.org.
No. 1 Pollster: Alum’s firm named most prolific, accurate in the U.S.
Public Policy Polling (PPP) is considered one of the top and most accurate polling organizations in the U.S. Tom Jensen (political science and history ’06) is director of PPP and oversees daily operations.
College Bookshelf Spring 2013
New College books feature World War II music; the science of love; the 2012 Presidential election; Medgar Evars and Martin Luther King Jr.; Birmingham jazz; a tale of two sisters; Southern writers and artists; productivity and procrastination; and more.
Learning 2.0: Hands-on research, interactive technology and community engagement
Faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences are experimenting with new ways of teaching and learning.
Intro to entrepreneurship: Spreading seeds of creative thinking to 300-plus students
Everything about this new entrepreneurship class was unusual. It focused on making a difference in the world. Professors told the students it was OK to fail. Instructional technology and a star lineup of guest speakers engaged students in new ways.
Interactive Instruction: Psychology 101 blends online work, discussion, games
Psychology 101 is a blended classroom, where class time and space are allotted to a blend of teachable moments and exercises, rather than one extended lecture.
When literature and history leap off the page
Heidi Kim believes in having her students create projects that connect literature and history and stretch beyond the walls of the University.
What’s your dilemma? New course trains coaches for national ethics bowl
A new philosophy course trains undergraduates as coaches for high school ethics bowl teams. UNC will host a National High School Ethics Bowl this spring.
Learning about Lumbees: Historian connects students’ research to Robeson County
Students in Malinda Maynor Lowery’s class are exploring the history and stories of Lumbee and Tuscarora people in their Robeson County homeland.
Champion of Undergraduate Research: Pat Pukkila has transformed the Carolina experience
Biology professor Pat Pukkila has infused undergraduate research into the fabric of the Carolina campus. She retires this June.
Classroom is community for Professor Della Pollock
Professor Della Pollock founded the Marian Cheek Jackson Center for Saving and Making History in the historically black community of Northside in Chapel Hill.
Biology lecturer inspires a ‘spirit of inquiry’ in her students
Kelly Hogan teaches a biology 101 class that enrolls nearly 400 students. But she is constantly striving for new ways to make that big class seem small.