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UNC music scholar Mark Katz tapped as new IAH director
Mark Katz, professor and chair of the department of music and adjunct professor of communication studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been named director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities.
Scholarship and friendship take root at New Faculty Program dinner
UNC newcomer Stephanie Elizondo Griest walked away from IAH’s inaugural New Faculty Program dinner in November with new friends, new research collaborators and a new feeling – that she might have found “home.”
New UNC faculty members share highlights of their work
13 College of Arts and Sciences faculty members shared glimpses of their scholarship at the Institute for the Arts and Humanities’ 2014 New Faculty Microtalks.
Profiled Fellow: Eliana Perrin
Eliana Perrin is a natural connector.
Donor Spotlight: Caroline Williamson
Caroline Williamson (BSBA ’83) knew little about the Institute for the Arts and Humanities when friends Sandy Cockrell (BSBA ’82) and Sherwood Smith (BA ’56, JD ’60) approached her about joining the board. But she was immediately interested.
Fall, spring courses offered as part of UNC’s 2014-2015 World War I “conversation”
Students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are invited to join in a university-wide, year-long “conversation” on the legacy of World War I during 2014-2015 by signing up for a variety of courses during the fall and spring that focus on the war’s impact and legacy.
IAH-supported conference raises UNC’s profile in American literary studies
More than 500 scholars from 200 colleges, universities and research centers and seven countries converged on Chapel Hill March 13-16 to attend the third biennial conference of C19, the prestigious Society of Nineteenth Century Americanists.
UNC expert and alumnus weigh in on affordable health care
Capitalism and too many health care players invested in the status quo are responsible for a U.S. health care system that is the most expensive in the world but denies access to millions of American and yields poorer outcomes than those of other developed nations.
IAH selected to participate in $1.35 million Mellon Foundation grant
The Institute for the Arts and Humanities (IAH) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will share in a $1.35 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes (CHCI) to advance the study of medical humanities.
Geyer speaks on World War I at 2014 Reckford Lecture
University of Chicago historian Michael Geyer examined the causes of World War I and its longer-lasting effects before an audience of 110 people gathered Feb. 20.
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