Diversity Archives - College of Arts and Sciences

Shauna Cooper stands outside smiling at the camera.

The Father Effect

Shauna Cooper in the department of psychology and neuroscience has spent over a decade studying Black fathers and their roles in child development.

Jeff Olander and Aurorah Arndt in front of a desk with her service dog Hunter.

Accessibility in making at BeAM

Jeff Olander’s experiences at BeAM inspired him to create Accessibility in Making (AiM), a collaborative community of disabled Makers working together to solve accessibility problems.

This Carolina junior’s fall semester will begin with the release of her debut novel

Victoria Wlosok signed a book deal for her young adult thriller with a “big five” publisher when she was still a first-year student at UNC. On Sept. 19, her work … Read more

Marissa Carmi stands in front of The Gift sculpture near the Carolina Student Union.

Showcasing Native diversity

Graduate student Marissa Carmi is contributing to research about Oneida history, identity and sovereignty while supporting the larger narrative of Native diversity that has long been silenced.

Fitz Brundage sits on a chair turned backward in the middle of Epilogue Books, surrounded by books.

Southern history revisited

A groundbreaking volume weaves a new narrative of the South from its ancient past to the present, drawing on top scholars’ work in global and Atlantic world history, histories of … Read more

A recipe for Black joy

Bailey Benson, a Morehead-Cain Scholar majoring in food studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, has created an unconventional cookbook that will guide readers through much more than recipes.

Screen shot of Clara Yang playing the piano.

Inspiring creativity

The piano is more than just an instrument for Clara Yang. It’s a refuge and creative outlet. As an associate professor in the music department, she’s sharing that connection with … Read more

Banner with "The Story of Us" in multicolored letters that show parts of a photograph of a large group of people. Pale gray background and blue border with dark wavy lines.

‘The Story of Us’ creates community through drama

On April 15 and 16, 19 actors — including an Academy-Award winner and a Broadway performer — will tell the stories of 27 LGBTQ+ Tar Heels in the Process Series … Read more

Film, art, food, talks celebrate Asian Pacific American culture

Tar Heels have a wide range of events to choose from to honor Asian Pacific American heritage this April.

Text on a blue background "Women Making History featuring Claudia Yaghoobi" with a photo of Yaghoobi.

She expands global connections for students

The Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies director launched a lecture series and taught global courses. She is also Roshan Institute associate professor in Persian studies.

Blair Kelley uncovers roots of Black working class

The Center for the Study of the American South director hopes to amplify the work ethic carried from enslavement to freedom.

María DeGuzmán sits at the Unsung Founders, Bond and Free memorial, depicting bronze figures holding up a stone table. (photo in black and white)

María DeGuzmán, the Eugene H. Falk Distinguished Professor of English & Comparative Literature and the founding director of the UNC Latina/o Studies Program, has been contributing to research at UNC … Read more

Collage: top of collage shows a male student wearing a virtual reality headset and the bottom image shows the Arabic site in which the student is visiting virtually.

Tar Heels build language confidence with virtual reality

Tar Heels in Caroline Sibley’s Advanced Arabic class use virtual reality to explore a virtual world with students in Morocco and Algeria in real-time to hone their language skills.

Jamez McCorkle with head back and arms outstretched, performing on a stage lit up with blue light.

Black opera enters a golden age

Artists debut new works about Black culture and history while scholars like Naomi André rediscover pieces long hidden in segregation’s shadows.

Black and white portrait of Karla Slocum leaning against a wall made of brick.

Rooted: Karla Slocum

Karla Slocum has worked for UNC-Chapel Hill for 27 years in a variety of roles, most recently as senior associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for the UNC College … Read more

Ariana Vigil sitting with one arm on her desk.

Creating community in the classroom

Ariana Vigil teaches and conducts research in Latina/o literature, militarization, and gender and sexuality.

Javier Arce-Nazario sits at his desk with computer screens showing brightly colored maps.

Creative cartography

Geographer Javier Arce-Nazario uses innovative mapping technologies to help communities in the Galapagos Islands, Puerto Rico and beyond.

Jeliyah Clark stands outside surrounded by greenery.

Stepping outside her comfort zone

Jeliyah “Liyah” Clark is among the first students from the Chancellor’s Science Scholars Program to graduate with a doctoral degree. She will become a double Tar Heel at Winter Commencement … Read more

Identity and experience—from the military to a master’s degree

Graduate student Dailihana Alfonesca uses creative writing as a way to understand and express issues of identity and trauma, both those unique to her experience and those shared by other … Read more

A banner announcing the Race, Racism, and Racial Equity Symposium in large green and blue letters

Latest R3 session focuses on participatory justice

Scholars at the Nov. 3 event will tell how they involve their subjects — farmworkers, parents, urban residents — in their social justice research.

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