Category: Fine Arts & Humanities
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Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College faculty and alumni, published the first week of each month. This month’s featured book is “Why Mariah Carey Matters” … Read more
Student musicians go from playing to teaching
At the UNC Summer Jazz Workshop, recent, current and incoming Carolina music students grow as educators and showcase the music department.
Southern voices, future leaders
The inaugural cohort of Southern Futures Undergraduate Fellows is paving the way for generations of Tar Heels interested in deeply engaging with the South through student-led research and community-driven activism.
Carolina students turn downed trees into art
Since the fall of 2021, Jim Hirschfield’s wood sculpture class in the art and art history department and the Carolina Tree Heritage have given downed trees on Carolina’s campus new … Read more
Archaeological dig in Galilee uncovers mosaics of Samson, commemorative inscriptions
The 11th and final season of excavations in the 1,600-year-old synagogue at Huqoq, led by Carolina Professor Jodi Magness with participation from UNC students, continues to reveal beautiful mosaics.
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
Savor the stories of Southern food
What we eat helps us understand history, cultures, traditions and each other, say two Carolina experts — Michelle Lanier and Elizabeth Engelhardt.
Recent music graduate Matthew Svec awarded Fulbright
Recent music graduate Matthew Svec, B.A. 2023, has big plans for next year. This spring, Svec was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award to study at the Liszt Ferenc … Read more
Two faculty selected for National Humanities Center residencies
Hugo Méndez in religious studies and Nina Martin in geography in the College of Arts and Sciences were recently selected for summer residencies at the National Humanities Center — a … Read more
Lee Weisert releases new album, “Recesses”
Associate Professor Lee Weisert released his latest album, “Recesses,” in April on New Focus Recordings. The album was included in The Best Contemporary Classical on Bandcamp: April 2023 and was praised as a “dazzling universe … Read more
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Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College faculty and alumni. This month’s featured book is “The Private is Political: Networked Privacy and Social Media” (Yale University … Read more
New director of Jewish studies center brings love of classics to her role
Patricia Rosenmeyer takes the helm as the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies celebrates 20 years.
Music mosaic
Saxophonist Rahsaan Barber has played with some of the greats. At Carolina, he’s sharing his passion for jazz and other musical genres with students.
Family and food — KC Hysmith shares doctoral hooding mementos and memories
This month, KC Hysmith wore her late mother’s ring across the stage during her doctoral hooding ceremony — nearly 10 years after her mother died.
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.
Junior Madi Marks awarded Summer Burch Fellowship
Junior Madi Marks was one of five students selected this year for Honors Carolina‘s prestigious Burch Fellowship. Learn about what she plans to do this summer.
College faculty receive awards for excellence in doctoral mentoring
Two faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences have received The Graduate School’s Faculty Awards for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring: Gary Pielak in the department of chemistry and Kumi … 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.
From kindergarten to Carolina
Kacie Horton and DeAndre Sawyer have been at each other’s side for almost two decades. The two graduating Tar Heels will celebrate another milestone together this weekend at Spring Commencement.
Art + science: Senior embraces humanities and STEM at Carolina
Emma Zhang is headed to a job with a private investment firm in Boston after graduation. With majors in biology and computer science and a minor in French, she has … Read more