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Symposium to discuss global diplomacy and Hip Hop

March 30, 2016

The IAH will host a symposium called “Global Diplomacy and Hip Hop” on Thursday, April 7, 3:30 p.m. -5 p.m. at Hyde Hall. The moderated discussion and jam session with five hip-hop artists will focus on the role of hip-hop in their lives and communities and the power of the global art form as an agent of change.

IAH Director Mark Katz talks with UNC System President Margaret Spellings

March 24, 2016

It was not all policy for Mark Katz, director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities, when he met with new UNC System president Margaret Spellings on Tuesday, March 22, as part of the president’s tour of UNC schools.

At a gathering in the 1789 Venture Lab in downtown Chapel Hill, Katz first described how, as a music professor, the idea of creating the Beat Making Lab came from teaching a course on arts entrepreneurship.

IAH Podcast | Rob Kramer, Senior Leadership Consultant

March 7, 2016

Those of us who have had leadership training may wonder “How does that coach learn to do this?”

To get some answers, we talked with Rob Kramer, Senior Leadership Consultant here at the Institute for the Arts and Humanities. He brings a breadth of experience in coaching business and academic leaders, teams, and executives through his firm Kramer Leadership. Here at the IAH, where he has worked for 6 years, Kramer facilitates the Academic Leadership Program and the Chairs Leadership Program.

Rob Kramer, IAH Senior Leadership Consultant

March 7, 2016

Rob Kramer brings a breadth of experience in coaching business and academic leaders, teams, and executives through his firm Kramer Leadership. Kramer has worked at the Institute for 6 years; he facilitates both the Academic Leadership Program and the Chairs Leadership Program. He discusses how mindfulness is an important tool for busy leaders.