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Crazy Rich Asians: Screening and Panel Discussion
The Institute for the Arts and Humanities has a history of partnering with Carolina Public Humanities, a unit of the College of Arts and Sciences that offers engaging and innovative public seminars and lectures throughout the year. This Wednesday, the two collaborated again, this time with help from Carolina Asia Center, and the Phillips Ambassadors for the film Crazy Rich Asians. With a $10 ticket, attendees could … Read more
Silent Sam and the IAH’s Commitment to Equity and Inclusion
To the IAH Community, For the first time in 105 years, classes started at Carolina without Silent Sam standing watch over McCorkle Place. We want to say a few words about Silent Sam, but more importantly, we want to take this opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to Carolina’s faculty during this difficult time. The mission of the Institute is to empower faculty to achieve their full potential by creating community … Read more
Announcing the 2018-2019 IAH Academic Leadership Fellows
The Institute is thrilled to welcome the 2018-2019 cohort of Academic Leadership Program Fellows. The Academic Leadership Program (ALP) helps prepare and support current and emerging academic leaders. Fellows are selected annually to engage in a series of activities to help them develop leadership skills, clarify their career commitments, build a leadership network within the campus, and extend their contacts to othe … Read more
Zia Haider Rahman delivers 2018 Reckford Lecture in European Studies
Zia Haider Rahman, author of the highly acclaimed novel In the Light of What We Know, will deliver the lecture entitled “Brexit: The Reckoning.” The event will be held at Hyde Hall on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m.
Timothy Marr named Faculty Fellowship Program Director
Marr, Distinguished Term Associate Professor (American Studies), begins serving in this new role July 1. He succeeds Associate Professor Michele Berger (Women’s and Gender Studies), who has served in the role for five years.
Humanities Happy Hour brings Fellows to the public
A collaborative program of events shared by Carolina Public Humanities and the Institute for the Arts and Humanities, the series brings the work of scholars from the IAH’s Faculty Fellowship Program to members of the community.
Call for Applications: Faculty Fellows Program Director
Faculty fellows who are currently tenured members of the faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill are eligible to apply for the position. The Director of the Faculty Fellows Program receives $10,000 in research funds.
Rev. William J. Barber II discusses the morality of citizenship in 2017 Weil Lecture
Rev. Dr. William J Barber II delivers the 2017 Weil Lecture on American Citizenship, emphasizing moral responsibility. (lecture video included)
Patricia Matthew on the work of inclusion and equity
Patricia Matthew, Associate Professor of English at Montclair State University, delivered a talk at the Institute for the Arts and Humanities in Hyde Hall about the necessity for deep investment in equity and inclusion as part of all university ecosystems. “I don’t know a time in any field when race and gender didn’t matter,” said Matthew, to a University Room full of more than 80 people on Sept. 19, comprising mostl … Read more
Charles Frazier (’73) and T Bone Burnett discuss their Cold Mountain work
How does collaboration begin?” asks IAH Director Mark Katz, who started the conversation at Moeser Auditorium on Sept. 29. I thank the late Anthony Minghella,” author Charles Frazier says of the director of the film adaptation of his first novel Cold Mountain. “Most writers spend their days in their underwear.” So it began the irreverent beginning of a collaboration on music and words transposed for film. Music produ … Read more
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