Issue: Spring 2022
Re-opening the World: Study Abroad’s COVID playbook. ALSO INSIDE: Pollution-cleaning plastics. Tackling tough subjects. Pandemic parallels.
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Where words fail, music speaks
For most of his life, Juan Álamo has used music to connect to and communicate with others. As a skilled marimba player, he uses his talent and passion to teach the next generation of musicians to do the same.
A classroom on the Core Sound
More than a dozen Tar Heels spent last semester on the coast taking classes and conducting real-world research on a new issue impacting the barrier islands of the Cape Lookout National Seashore.
The sanctity of Cherokee
As a result of systemic oppression, there are fewer than 200 native Cherokee speakers in North Carolina. To keep the language alive and pass it to the next generation, UNC-Chapel Hill researcher and Eastern Band Cherokeean citizen Benjamin Frey has teamed up with computer scientists Mohit Bansal and Shiyue Zhang to create a new translation model and grow the literary library of works available in Cherokee.
‘The climate of our College community matters’
Karla Slocum became the College’s first associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion last July.
Gap year fellowship provides a means for students to see and serve the world
Carolina parents Doug and Shawn Mackenzie, through their family foundation, have enabled the College of Arts & Sciences to partner with the Campus Y to support the Global Gap Year Fellowship.
Former Summer Bridge alumna pays it forward
Summer Bridge is a six-week transition program that helps incoming first-year students adjust to Carolina by providing academic enrichment, community building, and co-curricular and experiential learning activities.
Two adventurists create their legacy with undergraduate honors and study abroad scholarships
The Honors Carolina Scholarship Fund will provide four years of support to undergraduates in the College of Arts & Sciences.
Places in My Heart
Excerpt from "North Carolina: Land of Water, Land of Sky" (UNC Press) by Bland Simpson.
Strawberry shortcakes with sorghum whip
KC Hysmith, a Ph.D. candidate in American studies who is also a writer, food historian, recipe developer and photographer, shares her recipe for strawberry shortcake.
Endings and new beginnings
Dean Terry Rhodes shares her reflections and celebrations during her time as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
‘I have to find their voice, I have to find their stories’
Historian Brandi Brimmer explores the social networks that helped enslaved people survive.
Building community resilience to climate change
Miyuki Hino is helping residents and civic officials find creative ways to deal with the impact of flooding and rising sea levels.