Issue: Spring 2020
The Frog Family: The Pfennigs dig amphibians. Plus: The Lion of Greenlaw; Sleuths in the Archives and more.
Stories
Bringing sociology to the business world — and beyond
Lindsay Guzowski established a graduate student excellence fund to support graduate students in sociology who are pursuing careers outside of academia — just like she did.
Sharing Jewish life and culture across the state
Barry and Jan Schochet created a fund to share Jewish life and culture throughout the state.
Terry Rhodes is handed the baton
Brava! to the new dean of the College of Arts & Sciences.
Working together
In its 227-year history, Carolina has witnessed a number of events that rocked the world, from world wars to the Spanish flu of 1918. Whatever challenges lie ahead, I am confident that we will rally as Tar Heels have always done.
Confronting antisemitism
“Topics in Jewish Studies: Confronting Antisemitism” is a new, one-credit-hour course that takes a broad look at antisemitism in history, our contemporary world and on campus.
Good eating and good reading
From Appalachia to Virginia’s Eastern Shore to Southern roadside eats, three books by Carolina writers celebrate food, glorious (Southern) food.
The Lion of Greenlaw
After teaching for 53 years at Carolina, professor Christopher Armitage turns the page on his next chapter.
Read more books: Explore good reads from faculty and alumni (spring 2020)
Explore good reads from faculty and alumni.
Tiny toad offers big potential for research on plasticity
The National Science Foundation features research by Karin and David Pfennig and their research projects on spadefoot toads.
Meet a Tar Heel: Chris Suggs, Class of 2021
Service has been a hallmark of Chris Suggs’ teenage years in his hometown of Kinston, North Carolina.
Supporting and advancing women faculty
Targeting Equity in Access to Mentoring (TEAM) ADVANCE promotes accessible, equitable and effective mentoring across the University, with emphasis on supporting women of color and women in STEM fields. Read more at https://unc.live/3dEmi5j.
UNC-Chapel Hill senior takes on role in local government
As senior Tai Huynh begins his final semester at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he’ll be splitting time between his computer science courses and serving the Town of Chapel Hill as a Town Council member.
Sleuths in the Archives
Students in an Honors undergraduate seminar spent last semester trying to understand how the University survived financially, in part, from the sale of enslaved people.
The Frog Family
Every summer, biologists Karin and David Pfennig, along with their daughters, conduct fieldwork on spadefoot toads.