News and Features

Arts Everywhere brings new murals to campus
Whether it’s the stairways of Fetzer Hall or on the walls of UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School’s undergraduate floor, Arts Everywhere is adding color to Carolina’s campus by sponsoring murals in various locations.

Bookmark This
Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College of Arts & Sciences faculty and alumni. This month’s book: “I AM A MAN: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1960-1970” by William R. Ferris.

Patricia Parker named next director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities
Patricia Parker has been named the next director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities. Her four-year term will begin July 1.

‘Pride and Prejudice’ in the pandemic
Energized by a lively series on “Race and the Regency,” “Bridgerton” buzz and an interactive murder mystery, the Jane Austen Summer Program makes its virtual debut.

Easing back into the classroom
Around a third of Carolina students are enrolled in at least one in-person class. Here’s a look at how it’s going.

When service-learning comes full circle
Sophomore Samara Perez Labra is working on community development and revitalization initiatives at Habitat for Humanity of Orange County alongside Carolina alumnus Kevin Giff.

Sound and the COVID-19 shutdown
A new study published in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America used urban acoustics to monitor changes in human activity during the COVID-19 shutdown in Las Vegas.