Issue: Spring 2023

A Campaign for the People: In our cover package, read how the Campaign for Carolina benefited students, faculty and programs across the College. ALSO INSIDE: Southern voices, Starworks, Teens and tech.
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Music mosaic
Saxophonist Rahsaan Barber has played with some of the greats. At Carolina, he’s sharing his passion for jazz and other musical genres with students.
Constructive campus conversations
In her work, political scientist Sarah Treul Roberts is teaching students to engage with one another across their differences.
Gratitude and shared laughter are like probiotics for your relationship
UNC psychologist Sara Algoe and her team are taking a deep dive into what makes couples love, bond and stay happy — together.
Showcasing Native diversity
Graduate student Marissa Carmi is contributing to research about Oneida history, identity and sovereignty while supporting the larger narrative of Native diversity that has long been silenced.
Setting Star on Fire
A Carolina alumna has sparked a successful economic revitalization effort in Star, North Carolina, by transforming an old textile mill into an arts and small business incubator.
Fill your bookshelf: More reads by College faculty and alumni
In addition to our Chapter & Verse feature, enjoy more books in the spring 2023 issue.
Campaign for Carolina: Investing in People
The Campaign for Carolina wrapped up in December having raised over $764 million for the College. Read this Q&A with Jim White and Anne Collins about the campaign -- plus other stories.
Approaching AI through an interdisciplinary lens
As anticipation and anxiety fuel debates about artificial intelligence, UNC’s AI Project brings together scholars from philosophy, computer science and linguistics to explore its implications.
#Throwback: SOHP marks a milestone
The Southern Oral History Program, part of the Center for the Study of the American South, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
New director of Jewish studies center brings love of classics to her role
Patricia Rosenmeyer takes the helm as the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies celebrates 20 years.
AAAS selects four faculty as fellows
Four Carolina faculty members have been selected as 2022 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the academic journal Science.
UNC-Chapel Hill named top producer of Fulbrights
The Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has named UNC-Chapel Hill a top-producing institution of Fulbright U.S. students.
McDonald named senior associate dean
Noreen McDonald was named senior associate dean for social sciences and global programs in the College of Arts and Sciences in January.
Sloan, Cottrell Awards given to three Carolina researchers
Three researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences won prestigious awards for early-career scientists this spring.