Carolina Arts & Sciences magazine is sent twice a year to faculty, alumni and friends who have made a gift to UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences. If you would like to receive the magazine and our periodic e-news bulletin, please send your name, address and e-mail address to: Dee Reid.
Online extras: Read a story and watch a video about a unique First Year Seminar, “Robotics with LEGO.” Read a story and watch a video about Duplin Winery.
Features:
Cape Town Conundrum: Students embrace opportunities and challenges in post-apartheid South Africa. page 6
Fine Wine: Family-owned business with UNC ties is a leader in N.C.’s wine industry (extra video content). page 12
Seniors Tell All: They dish on everything from favorite campus spots to dream jobs. page 14
Polk’s Place: Historian William Leuchtenburg recalls when a President came home to Chapel Hill. page 19
Happy 25th IAH: The Institute for the Arts and Humanities inspires faculty conversation and collaboration. page 28.
Departments:
High Achievers: Creative chemists and superstar computer scientists; A MacArthur ‘genius grant;’ Bloomberg chair praised for distinguished service; and more. page 2
Profile Bill Andrews: Saying goodbye to fine arts and humanities dean Bill Andrews. page 20
Profile Sue Falsone: Alum Sue Falsone is head athletic trainer for the LA Dodgers. page 21
Highlights: Big ideas in digital humanities; Thomas Wolfe Scholarship turns 10; Taylor Branch in Chapel Hill and London; climate change’s impact on vacation plans; a new global professorship; Robotics with LEGO (extra video content); and more. page 22
College Bookshelf: A Michael McFee poem for bibliophiles, a new Russell Banks novel, a poetry collection and first novel by Alan Shapiro; plus books on Thornton Dial, Robert Kennedy’s funeral train, the Shining Path, and more. page 31
Final Point: (inside back cover): Wyatt Bruton ’11 is bringing hope and help to a small village in China.
Past Issues:
Fall 2010 (large)
Fall 2010 (small)
Spring 2010 (small)
Spring 2010 (large)
Fall 2009 (large)
Fall 2009 (small)
Spring 2009 (large)
Spring 2009 (small)