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Institute now accepting applications for Academic Leadership Program, Faculty Fellows
The Institute for the Arts and Humanities’ two fellowships, the Faculty Fellows Program and the Academic Leadership Program, are now accepting applications. Faculty Fellows deadline is Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. Academic Leadership Program deadline is Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017 at 11:59 p.m.
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II will deliver the 2017 Weil Lecture
The Institute for the Arts and Humanities announces Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II will deliver the 2017 Weil Lecture on American Citizenship, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, at Moeser Auditorium in Hill Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Barber is pastor at Greenleaf Christian Church, Disciples of Christ in Goldsboro. He has served as president of the North Carolina National Association for the Advanc … Read more
Peter Mucha is new Chairs Leadership Program Director at the Institute
Beginning July 1, Peter Mucha begins his work as the Chairs Leadership Program (CLP) Director. He succeeds Department of Communication Professor Bill Balthrop, who was the founding chair of the program.
Announcing new policies and pricing for events at Hyde Hall
The Institute for the Arts and Humanities announces new usage policies and fees for Hyde Hall. These changes, which are consistent with facility-use policies across campus, will allow the Institute to maintain beautiful Hyde Hall as a welcoming space for faculty and the broader University community. Beginning June 1, the following daily fees will be charged to those reserving space at Hyde Hall: University Room, $400 … Read more
General Alumni Association Honors Michael Kennedy with 2017 Distinguished Service Medal
The GAA honored Institute for the Arts and Humanities Board Member Michael Kennedy (’79), among others with the 2017 Distinguished Service Medal. The prize recognizes his work in drawing on business experience to support the University and the association. “I am humbled and thrilled to receive this honor,” said Kennedy.
Director Mark Katz wins UNC Diversity Award
IAH Director Mark Katz has won the University Diversity Award for Faculty. The prize recognizes “significant contribution to the enhancement, support and/or furtherance of diversity on the campus and in the community.”
For Andrew Reynolds, learning with students starts with coffee
These days there are a lot of ways for students to connect with their professors: emails, phone calls, text messages, instant message, Twitter, etc. Professor Andrew Reynolds uses a different approach. “It’s very simple. It’s Ruel Tyson’s idea about conversation” Reynolds says, referring to the Institute’s founder. “You have a conversation, and we’re all interested in learning and understanding. It’s like IAH’s table … Read more
Institute hosts conference as part of NEH Next Generation PhD grant initiative
Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the initiative looks beyond “the academic-focused future we’re accustomed to training graduate students for,” said NEH Chairman William D. Adams.
Honors Carolina and the Institute collaborate on student grant
The Institute for the Arts and Humanities and Honors Carolina—with the generous support of the William C. Friday Leadership Fund—are proud to offer an exciting new opportunity for Honors Carolina students to assist IAH Fellows in their current research projects.
Honors Carolina and the Institute collaborate on student grant: Deadline 4/21
With the generous support of the William C. Friday Leadership Fund, five research apprenticeships will be awarded for the fall of 2017, with students receiving stipends of $2,000.
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