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2020 Hettleman Prizes awarded to exceptional early-career faculty

The annual Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement have been awarded to four promising faculty members who exemplify groundbreaking and innovative research along with future career promise. Three are in the College of Arts & Sciences.


Chancellor Guskiewicz, faculty and students pose for a picture at a fundraiser.

Asian American Center comes to Carolina, virtually

The new Asian American Center launches a new website and its first programming this week.


JJ Bauer gestures in front of her computer in her office as she teaches an online class.

The Great Pivot

When classes once again shifted to remote delivery in fall 2020, faculty across the College of Arts & Sciences, with the help of technology and instructional learning experts, say they were better prepared for it.


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UNC Process Series announces its 2020-2021 season: “Remembrance and Renewal”

The UNC Process Series: New Works in Development presents its 13th season, “Remembrance and Renewal.”


Randall Kenan (photo by Donn Young)

Carolina mourns the passing of “master storyteller” Randall Kenan

Randall Garrett Kenan, a UNC-Chapel Hill alumnus, master storyteller and professor of creative writing in the department of English and comparative literature, passed away at his home the week of Aug. 24.


Playmakers Mask Structure

The show must go on

PlayMakers Repertory Company and the department of music and UNC Opera have adapted their fall seasons to digital formats so students and faculty can still perform while keeping everyone safe from the spread of COVID-19.


Maria Gutierrez

Emerging Voices Fellow Maria Gutierrez to conduct research, teach at UNC

Maria Gutierrez, an Emerging Voices Fellow in fine arts and humanities, will work remotely with the Center for the Study of the American South this fall and will also teach a course in women’s and gender studies in the spring.