Global Programs
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The anthropology of air conditioning in the Arab Gulf
Marwa Koheji was awarded a CURS-supported National Science Foundation dissertation grant to investigate how and why air conditioning has become so popular in Bahrain.
Escobar elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Arturo Escobar, Kenan Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at UNC-Chapel Hill, was elected to the 2021 class of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences on April 22.
The P’urhépecha Podcasts
Through community radio and podcasts, Maria Gutierrez strives to preserve her ancestral language and identity — that of an indigenous people from Michoacán, Mexico, called the P’urhépecha.
Carolina Alumni Angela Chin and Radhika Arora Win Prestigious Rangel Fellowship
Following a highly competitive nationwide selection process, Radhika Arora ’18 and Angela Chin ’20 were awarded the 2021 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship.
Celebration, community, curiosity
Heidi Kim, director of Carolina’s new Asian American Center, discusses how the center’s first few months went during the pandemic, the rise in anti-Asian racism and violence nationally and locally, and a resulting “silver lining” for the center.
Carolina celebrates Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
The celebration is led by the UNC Asian American Center, which was founded in 2020. The Carolina Asia Center is also hosting a series of events April 19-25.
UNC-Chapel Hill announces new partnership with American Academy of Diplomacy
The American Academy of Diplomacy and UNC-Chapel Hill are collaborating on the production of “The General and the Ambassador,” a podcast series that focuses on how senior U.S. military leaders partner with senior U.S. ambassadors on national security challenges overseas.