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You’re invited to a big bash in fall 2021
Illustration by Daniel Wallace, J. Ross MacDonald Distinguished Professor and director of the Creative Writing Program. We asked the prolific author to help us generate excitement for a big birthday; … Continued
Spring 2021
One year in
On March 1, 2020, I was named dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, after serving a year as interim dean. I had no idea how radically the world … Continued
Spring 2021
A seat at the Round Table
It’s a familiar setting: a bell tower, a cemetery — and just off campus, a castle that’s home to a secret society and its own legends. The glow of magic … Continued
Spring 2021
Read more books: Additional offerings by College faculty and alumni
I Am a Man: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1960-1970 (University Press of Mississippi, February 2021) by William R. Ferris, the Joel R. Williamson Eminent Professor of History Emeritus … Continued
Spring 2021
New gift from the Craver family to name the College of Arts & Sciences deanship
Longtime Carolina advocates and supporters Vicki ’92 and David Craver ’92 have made a transformative commitment to establish the Craver Family Dean in the College of Arts & Sciences. This … Continued
Spring 2021
Lights on the Hill spotlights employees who go above and beyond for others
Lights on the Hill, a new monthly website feature highlighting College people who are putting service at the forefront, was launched in January. These “unsung heroes” are keeping the University … Continued
Spring 2021
UNC researchers launch resource for pandemic recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic — and recession — have profoundly affected the lives of North Carolinians. The Carolina Tracker project is a website offering day-to-day information on how North Carolinians’ lives … Continued
Spring 2021
Course exposes students to global research pathways
As a first-generation college student, Carmen Huerta-Bapat knew that she wanted to be involved in research, but she didn’t know how to connect with professors and begin a research career … Continued
Spring 2021
Depression and anxiety among students worsen during pandemic
First-year college students are reporting symptoms of depression and anxiety significantly more often than they were before the coronavirus pandemic, according to a UNC study. The study is based on … Continued
Spring 2021
Carolina alumni named Rhodes Scholars
Peter Andringa and Sarah Mackenzie are Carolina’s 50th and 51st Rhodes Scholars. As the world’s oldest international fellowship award, the scholarship funds study at the University of Oxford in England. … Continued
Spring 2021