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The Legacy and Evolution of the IAH’s Tyson Academic Leadership Program

Viji Sathy, Rob Kramer and Patricia Parker outside Hyde Hall

Patricia Parker sits down with faculty program director Viji Sathy and Rob Kramer for discussion on academic leadership and their involvement with the Institute’s Tyson Academic Leadership Program.



Episode 138: Milada Vachudova on Political Change in Europe and Importance of Interdisciplinary Connections

Milada Vachudova

In this episode, Vachudova provides context for recent democratic backsliding in countries like Hungary and Poland, and its impact on civic participation and engagement.



Episode 137: How Inger Brodey Applies Public Humanities to Jane Austen Scholarship and SCiLL

Inger Brodey (FFP ’11, ’24) shares details about her new publication, Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness, and her upcoming Jane Austen research she worked on as a recent Faculty Fellow. In addition to book projects, she discusses her public humanities service with UNC’s School of Civic Life and Leadership, the Jane Austen Summer Program, and more. Listen or subscribe on Apple Podcasts.



Episode 136: Adam Versényi on Dramaturgy, Translation, and the Chairs Leadership Program

  Adam Versényi is a professor of dramaturgy in the UNC Department of Dramatic Art. In this episode, Versényi shares his collaborative work in dramaturgy and translation projects. He also discusses his previous fellowships with the IAH and also what the current Chairs Leadership Program cohort is up to this year.



Episode 135: Historian Michelle King and the Impact of Fu Pei-mei

Michelle King

Michelle King discusses her experience in the IAH Faculty Fellowship Program and the research behind her new book, Chop Fry Watch Learn: Fu Pei-mei and the Making of Modern Chinese Food.



Weil Speaker Judy Woodruff on ‘America at the Crossroads’

Judy Woodruff at the PBS News Hour desk.

In advance of the 2024 Weil Lecture on March 25, Director Patricia Parker conducts a phone interview with speaker Judy Woodruff.



Examining Biblical Texts with Assistant Professor Hugo Mendez

Hugo Mendez

Assistant professor of religious studies Hugo Mendez (FFP ’22) discusses his research in his recent book projects.



International Collaborative Research with Associate Professor Andrea Bohlman

Andrea Bohlman outside of Hill Hall.

Andrea Bohlman is an associate professor of music who received a 2023 Summer International Collaborative Research Grant from the Institute for the Arts and Humanities.



Episode 131: The Women of NOW with Historian Katherine Turk

Katherine Turk

Historian Katherine Turk (FFP ’21) discusses her new book, The Women of NOW: How Feminists Built an Organization that Transformed America.



Episode 130: When the Swelling Goes Down with Actor, Playwright Samuel Ray Gates

Samuel Gates

Actor and playwright Samuel Ray Gates (FFP ’22) talks about his Faculty Fellowship experience, where he continued his work on his one-person show, When the Swelling Goes Down.



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