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Jane Austen’s Desk
A new NEH grant will support UNC scholars’ creation of an immersive web environment designed to bring Jane Austen’s writing room — and her world — to life.

Music curriculum spans genres, includes applied learning
With IDEAs in Action courses, faculty give students immersive experiences, hands-on training and ways to make new connections.

Becoming a Tar Heel abroad
Jackson Holmes spent his first semester as a Tar Heel studying at the University of Stirling in Scotland as part of the Carolina Global Launch program.

Ten undergraduates selected as UNC Phillips Ambassadors for study in Asia
Ten undergraduates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were selected as Phillips Ambassadors for Spring 2023 study abroad programs in Asia. Undergraduate scholarship recipients will study in Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.

3D imaging project brings Nepali sacred site to life
Religious studies scholar Lauren Leve partnered with a computer science class last semester to further her ongoing work to create an annotated 3D model of Swayambhunath, an ancient holy site in Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley.

The art of acing the accent
Learn how student-actors training with Carolina’s PlayMakers Repertory Company learn their characters’ dialects, and meet the Carolina faculty member who fine-tunes their accents to create an authentic sound.
In the Media
National Endowment for the Humanities announces $28.1 million in grants
The first round of funding for the year will support 204 projects across the country. Among the projects is the creation of an immersive online resource by the Jane Austen Summer Program at UNC-Chapel Hill, which will allow people to explore Austen’s writings, personal artifacts and historical documents within a recreated interior of her home.
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Events
PlayMakers’ “Hamlet” Jan. 25-Feb. 12, 2023
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Catch this vivid reimagining of one of the world’s best psychological thrillers, a tale of a courtly world turned upside down. The king is mysteriously killed. A brother has stolen his crown and bride. Young Hamlet, usurped heir, is thrust into a morass of intrigue, treachery, madness and revenge.
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of all undergraduate hours at Carolina are taught by College faculty