Institute for the Arts and Humanities Director Patricia Parker accepted the award in honor of Sally Hemings, a woman Thomas Jefferson enslaved, and Ella Baker, a civil rights leader.

The Carolina history professor has spent nearly four decades sharing the enduring value of the humanities with audiences inside and outside the classroom.

UNC-Chapel Hill is one of 28 universities taking part in a major national initiative to transform graduate education in the humanities.

Grab your headphones and tune in to new podcasts from UNC-Chapel Hill, the Institute for the Arts and Humanities and the Southern Oral History Program.

The legacy and impact of World War I will be explored during a yearlong, interdisciplinary conversation at UNC during the 2014-2015 academic year.