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Dean Terry Rhodes to retire in June 2022
Terry Rhodes, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, will retire at the end of the academic year after a 35-year career at Carolina.
Four faculty inducted into national academies
Four College faculty members were recently inducted into the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
New Asian American Center opens
The new Asian American Center, led by Heidi Kim, gives students, faculty and staff of Asian descent a place to call their own.
Student Body President named Presidential Fellow
Lamar Richards, a UNC junior and student body president, has been named a 2021 Presidential Fellow.
CPA announces Southern Futures initiative
CPA has announced “Southern Futures," an initiative that meets a pivotal moment in history by engaging artists and community partners in restorative justice and co-creation.
Two new faculty join dean’s senior leadership team
Two new faculty members have joined the dean’s senior leadership team: Karla Slocum and Greg Copenhaver.
New data science minor launched this fall
A multidisciplinary data science minor will introduce students to new methods and applications.
The show must go on
A new book chronicles the history of PlayMakers Repertory Company.
Support for clinical psychology graduate students
The Thomas A. Wadden Award for Training in Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology will provide partial support for a clinical psychology graduate student working in these fields while completing graduate studies.
Department of African, African American and diaspora studies celebrates its first endowment
The Gafinowitz family have made a lasting pledge to the AAAD department in honor of Eunice Sahle’s excellence in teaching, research, leadership and mentorship.
‘Undergraduate research changed my life’
Troy Blackburn, associate dean of the Office for Undergraduate Research, says research "was the best experience I had as an undergrad."
Inside This Issue
Lessons from the Andes: High-impact research at high altitudes. ALSO INSIDE: Land and sea unite, English at 225, Seeing patterns in data. Click on the magazine cover to view a reader-friendly flipbook.
Letter From the Dean
At the beginning of the semester, I took a field trip to the North Carolina coast to attend Rachel Noble’s undergraduate class, “Human Impacts on Estuarine Processes.”
Give to Carolina
“I received a priceless education at Carolina,” said Thomas Wadden (Ph.D. '81), whose support will help graduate students in clinical psychology. Wadden is a clinical psychologist and educator who is known for his research in behavioral medicine and health psychology.
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