Patricia Rosenmeyer takes the helm as the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies celebrates 20 years.

Religious studies scholar Lauren Leve partnered with a computer science class last semester to further her ongoing work to create an annotated 3D model of Swayambhunath, an ancient holy site in Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley.

More than 1,000 undergraduate students have spent time at the partner campus, and hundreds of faculty members are involved in collaborative activities between the two universities, yielding more than 800 joint publications.

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.

A modern retelling of “Pride and Prejudice?” Sharing the ancient world with video games? Using theater to process a hundred-year-old trauma? There is so much to learn and explore at the 2022 Humanities for the Public Good (HPG) Symposium. 

English faculty member Hilary Lithgow has led a North Carolina Humanities’ Veterans Reading Group for over five years, building relationships among group participants and reaching across political, social and generational divides.

Awards will fund a digital monograph on the poet Langston Hughes and development of a critical game studies curriculum.

“Voices: A Walking Tour” was a site-specific performance that took the shape of a contemplative walking tour of the Carolina campus after dark to discover hidden voices in the landscape. UNC faculty member Heather Tatreau shared her inspiration for the performance, with photos by Donn Young.

Lights on the Hill is a monthly photo feature highlighting College people who are putting service at the forefront as they help to keep the University going during the COVID-19 pandemic … and beyond. This month: Christie Hinson Norris, director of Carolina K-12.

Patricia Parker has been named the next director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities. Her four-year term will begin July 1.