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Headshot of Katherine Ropp

Meet a Tar Heel: Katherine Ropp, bassist and linguist

A senior, Ropp has used her time at Carolina to study French in Chapel Hill and in Paris, France, all while balancing her passion for music education and performance.


Anna Scott

Meet Anna Scott, assistant director of University Bands

The department of music welcomes Anna Scott as the new assistant director of University Bands. Scott recently earned her doctor of musical arts in wind band conducting from Arizona State University and began her tenure in this new role on July 1.


Students walk across campus with pretty pink flowers in the foreground.

Parr Center for Ethics awarded the “Educating Character Initiative” Capacity-Building Grant

Funds will support a yearlong project to expand and study undergraduate ethics education.


Professor Maya Shipman (Suzi Analogue) and another instructor work with a student in the Beat Lab at the Carolina Hip Hop Institute summer 2024.

Diving into Beats with the Carolina Hip Hop Institute

The department of music in the College of Arts and Sciences through the UNC Summer School hosted the Carolina Hip Hop Institute from May 20-31, 2024.


A summer photo of the Old Well, with pretty yellow flowers in the foreground. Photo by Donn Young.

Kim selected for humanities summer residency

Heidi Kim, professor of English and comparative literature and director of UNC’s Asian American Center, has been selected for a Summer Residency at the National Humanities Center to begin work on a book about Asian American literature.


A black and white photo of Tonu Kalam conducting

Tonu Kalam retires after 36 years of beautiful music

The longtime conductor inspired and challenged the music department’s UNC Symphony Orchestra to perform brilliantly.


Collage, from left: headshot of Inger Brodey, photo of Jane Austen book cover.

Bookmark This

Bookmark This is a monthly feature that highlights new books by College faculty and alumni. The June featured book is “Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness” by Inger Sigrun Bredkjaer Brodey. Join Brodey at a Flyleaf Books discussion about the book on June 11.