Category: Articles
Detroit ’67 play sparks Carolina Conversation on race
More than 150 people came together Oct. 1 following an afternoon performance of Detroit ’67 by PlayMakers Repertory Company for a Carolina Conversation on racial tension and social unrest.
UNC welcomes delegation from Universität Bremen
A delegation from Universität Bremen in Germany visited the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the week of Sept. 6 to strengthen the growing partnership between the institutions.
Arts and Sciences Foundation moves to new location
The Arts and Sciences Foundation has a new home. As of August 25, 2016, the Foundation moved into 523 E. Franklin St., former home of the Chapel Hill Public Library … Continued
From the Dean: Our Best Year Ever
This has been an extraordinary year in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The inspiring generosity of our alumni and friends … Continued
Reznick Fund honors career, life of beloved professor
A new fund honors the distinguished teaching and research career of Dr. Steve Reznick, professor of psychology at UNC since 1998, and proud UNC alumnus (B.A. ’73). Dr. Reznick died … Continued
$3.7 million gift endows the Karen M. Gil Internship Program in Psychology
In the fall of her senior year, Liz Bailey ’15 of Raleigh had job offers in sales and consulting, but she didn’t think they’d make the best use of her … Continued
A love of Carolina basketball and poetry: Endowed professorship honors ’57 championship team, donor’s wife
When Bob Young and Lennie Rosenbluth came from their native New York City to Carolina — as recruits for a team destined to become 1957 basketball national champions — they … Continued
Honoring a legend, marking a milestone
Editor’s note: F. Stuart Chapin Jr. died on May 2, 2016, just a month after celebrating his 100th birthday. When faculty, alumni and students gathered in April to mark the … Continued
Celebrating 40 Years: 1975-2015
The Order of the Tar Heel One Hundred (now the UNC Board of Visitors) met in the second-floor faculty lounge of the Morehead Building on October 16, 1975. That warm … Continued
Celebrating 40 years: David Frey ‘64
Alumnus David Gardner Frey (AB ’64, JD ‘67), is an enthusiastic supporter of UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences and all things Carolina. “Liberal arts are at the heart of … Continued
Celebrating 40 years: John A. Powell ’77
The creation of three professorships between 2000 and 2007 in the College of Arts and Sciences that transformed Southern studies at Carolina was just the beginning. John A. Powell ’77, … Continued
Celebrating 40 years: Vintage Image–Steve Israel ’66
Happy Birthday, Steve! In honor of your 71st, Nina has made a generous contribution to the O.B. Hardison Jr. Scholarship Fund for the Humanities. The following article by Claire … Continued
Celebrating 40 years: the Richard J. Richardson Distinguished Professorship
In 2009, Frank Baumgartner was named the inaugural Richard J. Richardson Distinguished Professor. Baumgartner came to UNC from Penn State, where he was on the political science faculty for a … Continued
Celebrating 40 years: Food for All
As we gather with our families to enjoy the bounty of the season, the Carolina community is also coming together around a common table with food as the University’s academic … Continued
Celebrating 40 years: Jewell Maye Mull
Jewell Maye Mull never walked the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s tree-lined paths on her way to class or a Tar Heel football game. Her many years in … Continued
Celebrating 40 years: The Margaret and Paul A. Johnston Professorships
The Margaret and Paul A. Johnston Professorships were established in 1987 by a bequest of more than $10 million from Paul A. Johnston’s estate. The series of professorships in the … Continued
Celebrating 40 years: Vintage Image–Roy C. Moose ’49
In this remarkable photo taken in September 1949 aboard the French Liner SS De Grasse, a young Carolina graduate at the beginning of his distinguished academic career sits in … Continued
Celebrating 40 years: Bernard Boyd
Bernard Boyd was more than just a professor of religious studies at UNC. Boyd, who served as the James A. Gray Professor of Biblical Studies at UNC from 1950 until … Continued
Celebrating 40 years: The Archie Green Fund for Occupational Folklife Studies
In 1988, Archie Green and his wife, Louanne, established the Archie Green Fund for Occupational Folklife Studies. The fund combines Green’s love of folklore and Carolina. A leader in the … Continued
Celebrating 40 years: The Blyden Jackson and Roberta Jackson Graduate Fellowship
The following article includes excerpts from a College of Arts and Sciences’ website feature, posted April 21, 2009. In 1989, the Blyden and Roberta Jackson Graduate Fellowship Fund was established … Continued