Author Archives: Tommie Watson
Announcing the 2021-2022 Faculty Fellows
Tommie WatsonThe Faculty Fellowship Program offers UNC College of Arts and Sciences faculty the opportunity to pursue ambitious, exciting, artistic, and scholarly projects that lead to publication, exhibition, composition, and perfor … Read more
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Ebony Johnson receives Employee Forum’s 2021 Pinnacle Award
Tommie WatsonThe UNC Employee Forum’s Pinnacle Award is granted to an employee who has demonstrated leadership, vision, and commitment to excellence, and is on a path of continuous learning through professional development.
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Literature on the Politics of Noise with Petal Samuel
Tommie WatsonLiterary Scholar and Assistant Professor of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies Petal Samuel sits down to discuss her current research project.
Categories: IAH Podcast
Introducing the new IAH Director: Dr. Patricia Parker
Tommie WatsonWe are pleased to share that Patricia Parker will be the next director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities. This is a four-year term, effective July 1.
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2020 Johnson Prize Winner Betsy Olson
Tommie WatsonGeography Professor Betsy Olson, recipient of the George Johnson Prize for Distinguished Achievement by an IAH Fellow, discusses her career as a scholar and campus leader.
Categories: IAH Podcast
Launching: Scholarly 101 Publishing Event Series
Tommie WatsonThe new Scholarly 101 series, developed by Pamela Lothspeich (Director of the New Faculty Program) and Ebony Johnson (Event Planner) features skilled and knowledgeable freelance academic editors who regularly work with f … Read more
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Studying BTS with Candace Epps Robertson
Tommie WatsonAssistant Professor Epps-Robertson discusses her work on a collaborative and open-sourced syllabus on the South Korean pop group BTS and their fandom known as ARMY.
Categories: IAH Podcast
IAH responds to BOG settlement with increased support for race and reckoning research
Tommie WatsonThe appalling decision by the University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors to use the UNC-Chapel Hill’s resources and name to support a pro-Confederacy organization highlights the urgent need for the Universi … Read more
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