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Q&A: Eliza Richards (FFP ’21) Helps George Moses Horton’s Work ‘Be Loudly Heard’

Eliza Richards

Eliza Richards (FFP ‘21) speaks with us about her recent project: The Collected Writings of George Moses Horton: A Critical Edition, and the legacy of the Black North Carolina poet.



Announcing the 2022-2023 Faculty Fellows

Vibrant flowers in front of the Old Well

The Faculty Fellowship Program offers College of Arts & Sciences faculty the opportunity to pursue ambitious, exciting, artistic, and scholarly projects that lead to publication, exhibition, composition, and performance.



Q&A with Advisory Board Vice Chair Lane McDonald

Lane McDonald

Lane Morris McDonald ’00 is the Vice Chair of the IAH Advisory Board. In this Q&A, she talks about her time at Carolina and what inspires her to give back.



‘Between Home, Blackness, and Me’

Patricia Parker and Magdalena Zaborowska converse during the 2022 Reckford Lecture in the University Room of Hyde Hall.

Reckford speaker Magdalena Zaborowska discusses James Baldwin, identity, and more.



Rivard (FFP ’21) wins NEH grant to develop gaming studies minor

Students play "Layers of Fear" during their "Horror and the Global Gothic: Film, Literature, Theory" class in the Greenlaw Gameroom on January 31, 2020.

Courtney Rivard, a 2021 Faculty Fellow, was awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for her project, “Integrating Storytelling & Critical Game Studies into the Curriculum.”



Announcing the 2022 Schwab Academic Excellence Award winners

Campus-side entrance of Hyde Hall in spring.

The Institute is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Schwab Academic Excellence Awards. The award recognizes one faculty member from each College of Arts & Sciences department in the arts, humanities, and qualitative social sciences. Department chairs nominate faculty, who may use the awarded funds to support their scholarship and creative activity. Former IAH Advisory Board Chair Julia Sprunt Grumbles es … Read more



Institute to explore race, identity and belonging in Reckford Lecture and related events

2022 Reckford Lecture with Magdalena J. Zaborowska When: Feb. 24, 2022. 4:00 – 5:00 P.M. on Zoom Institute for the Arts and Humanities

This year’s Reckford Lecture, to be delivered by Magdalena J. Zaborowska, sees expanded programming with support from the Race, Memory, and Reckoning Initiative.



Meet Amarjit Budhiraja, Chairs Leadership Program Interim Director

Amarjit Budhiraja

As interim director of the Chairs Leadership Program, Amarjit Budhiraja is giving back to the program he called ‘a lifeline’ in his early days as chair.



McCaskill talks about the importance compromise for Weil Lecture

Claire McCaskill speaks at a lectern on the stage in Hill Hall.

In her remarks, titled “Finding Common Ground: Bipartisanship Within Political Turmoil,” she examined three possible reasons for the lack of compromise in politics. She pointed to the impacts of redistricting on elections, the segmentation of modern media and the normalization of disinformation, and growing cynicism and apathy towards government.



Meet Viji Sathy, Academic Leadership Program Director

Viji Sathy

Whether she’s teaching undergraduates or leading a workshop for faculty, Viji Sathy continues to focus on inclusion.



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