Meet a Tar Heel: Jonas Laukoter awarded the 2024 Thomas Wolfe Scholarship
A first-year student, Laukoter draws inspiration from favorite authors, the complexities of religion and the queer community.
A first-year student, Laukoter draws inspiration from favorite authors, the complexities of religion and the queer community.
At Carolina, senior Jenna Gartland studied creative writing and communication and helped create opportunities for queer performance by founding a new student group
Gabrielle Calvocoressi, associate professor in the department of English and comparative literature, uses poetry to revisit the people they have lost, unpack their feelings around gender and identity and recognize the small joys of everyday life.
Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College faculty and alumni. This month’s featured book is “This Isn’t Going to End Well: The True Story of a Man I Thought I Knew” by Daniel Wallace, J. Ross MacDonald Distinguished Professor of English and Creative Writing.
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 “A Long Time to Be Gone” (Carnegie Mellon University Press) by poet Michael McFee.
The Carolina English professor talks about failure, the value of walking and the origin of his life-changing “napkin doodles.”
Florence Dore has a new album and a new book out this fall. She’s been touring the country singing and talking about one of her favorite topics: the intersection of literature and rock ’n’ roll.
Bookmark This is a feature that highlights new books by College people, published the first week of each month. This month’s featured book is “Black Folk Could Fly: Selected Writings by Randall Kenan.” The department of English and comparative literature will host an event Sept. 11 celebrating the book.
From dancing to singing to 3D printing, our students tap into their creative side to explore the world around them.
Winter graduate Elliot Carey found his true passion for social work by serving his local community through volunteering with the North Carolina Guardian ad Litem program. Learn more about this Carolina senior and read one of his poems.