College News - College of Arts and Sciences

Tom Kenan ’59 (center) with (from left) Robert Baynard, Lawrence Gray ’86, Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts and Vice Chancellor for Development Mike Andreasen.

Carolina honors Tom Kenan for lifetime of giving and service

Kenan becomes the first recipient of the Lux Libertas Philanthropy Award.

Headshots of Laura Mersini-Houghton and Karin Pfennig with their names and departments listed below. Laura works in the department of physics and astronomy. Karin works in the department of biology.

Two professors named newest ‘Working on Women in Science’ initiative scholars

Professors Laura Mersini-Houghton in the physics and astronomy department and Karin Pfennig in the biology department will serve two-year terms as WOWS Scholars and receive annual grants to pursue initiatives of their choosing.

Bookmark This

Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College faculty and alumni. The March featured book is “Master Plans and Minor Acts: Repairing the City in Post-Genocide Rwanda” by Shakirah Hudani, assistant professor in the department of African, African American and diaspora studies.

Jed Atkins stands outside surrounded by greenery.

Jed Atkins named inaugural director and dean of College’s School of Civic Life and Leadership

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has named Jed Atkins, the E. Blake Byrne Associate Professor of Classical Studies at Duke University and director of Duke’s Civil Discourse Project, as the inaugural director and dean of the School of Civic Life and Leadership.

Carolina research takes the world stage

Message about tech use and teens’ well-being connects during World Economic Forum.

The Old Well in Spring, surrounded by flowers.

UNC-Chapel Hill launches undergraduate data science degree programs

UNC-Chapel Hill will offer two new undergraduate degree programs with classes starting fall 2024. The B.S. in Data Science degree will be in the School of Data Science and Society, while the B.A. in Data Science degree will be in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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

School of Civic Life and Leadership debuts new minor

The College of Arts and Sciences’ School of Civic Life and Leadership has created a new minor in civic life and leadership with courses designed to provide students with interdisciplinary training in civics, the humanities and scientific literacy.

Looking for College stories older than 2020? Visit our news archive.
News Archive