Diversity Stories
Henry Louis Gates Jr. to deliver spring 2021 Frey Lecture on Feb. 9
Henry Louis Gates Jr. will deliver the Frey Foundation Distinguished Visiting Lecture on Feb. 9 at 5:30 p.m. The free webinar will feature the literary scholar and filmmaker in conversation with Karla Slocum, director of UNC’s Institute of African American Research. Registration is required.
Summer Bridge helped a pediatrician get a solid start at Carolina
Leon Livingston ’91, a pediatrician in Memphis, Tennessee, credits a UNC program called Summer Bridge with helping him jumpstart his academic career.
Sharing Jewish life and culture across the state
Barry and Jan Schochet grew up in Asheville in the 1950s and ’60s, the children of Jewish parents who owned several downtown stores that sold clothing and dancewear. Back then, Asheville had a thriving Jewish community, two synagogues and many prominent Jewish business owners.
Bookmark This
Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College of Arts & Sciences faculty and alumni, published the first week of each month. Featured book: Ella Baker’s Catalytic Leadership: A Primer on Community Engagement and Communication for Social Justice (University of California Press) by Patricia S. Parker.
Winter 2020 graduate: Providing an academic view on battle rap
When Jordan Davis graduates this December from Carolina with a master’s degree in anthropology, he will leave having written the first academic thesis on contemporary battle rap.
Tools for change
A new learning initiative that launched this fall is engaging undergraduate students across the University in a transformative understanding of race, racism and racial equity — and equipping them with the skills to carve a path forward.
Hogan wins national biology teaching award
Kelly Hogan, associate dean of instructional innovation in the College of Arts & Sciences, has received the 2020 National Association of Biology Teachers Four-Year Teaching Award.