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Watch IAH Zoom Talks: Deans Terry Rhodes and Elizabeth Engelhardt
Dr. Terry Rhodes, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Dr. Elizabeth Engelhardt, Senior Associate Dean for Fine Arts and Humanities, discussed academic leadership in times of crisis for the IAH Zoom Talks series on Thursday, April 16, 2020. To learn more about the series, please visit https://iah.unc.edu/iah-zoom-talks/.
Watch IAH Zoom Talks: Dr. Eric Klinenberg
IAH Zoom Talks: Dr. Eric Klinenberg The Institute for Arts and Humanities hosts IAH Zoom Talks, a virtual talk series featuring discussions on ideas surrounding COVID-19. Each talk will be focused on a particular scholar and topic relevant to the many unprecedented issues we are currently facing with the pandemic. Dr. Eric Klinenberg, Helen Gould Shepard Professor of Social Science and Director of the Institute for P … Read more
An update on IAH spring programming and events
As you all are aware, the evolving situation surrounding COVID-19 has ushered in a wave of important precautions outlined by the University and our state and federal governments. Following these guidelines, the Institute will be adjusting its spring semester programming and events. It is our top priority to continue supporting our faculty programs virtually. The IAH Faculty Programs, Faculty Fellowship cohort, and Ac … Read more
Canceled: 2020 Weil Lecture on American Citizenship
Due to precautions regarding the spread of the coronavirus, the 2020 Weil Lecture on American Citizenship has been canceled. All event attendees will receive an email confirming this cancelation. The University is taking steps toward protecting members of the Carolina community and mitigating the potential effects of coronavirus on our campus, requiring events with more than 50 attendees to be canceled. We hope to re … Read more
Canceled: Symposium and keynote lecture with Dr. Ruth Zambrana
Due to concerns regarding COVID-19, we regret to announce that the symposium events and keynote lecture with Dr. Ruth Zambrana on March 20 have been canceled. We are, of course, very disappointed but thank Dr. Zambrana for her willingness to come and support this dialogue on our campus. All event attendees will receive an email confirming the cancellation of these events. If you have any questions or concerns, plea … Read more
Call for Applications: Special Faculty Fellowships on Race and Reckoning (2020-21)
As part of a three-year special focus on Race and Memory at UNC, the Institute for the Arts and Humanities (IAH) invites applications for special 2020-21 Faculty Fellowships focusing on race, memory, inequality, and related areas. The selected fellows will join the IAH Faculty Fellowship program for fall 2020 or spring 2021, receiving a semester’s leave from departmental obligations. They will spend the semester work … Read more
Claire McCaskill, U.S. Senator 2007-2018, to deliver the Weil Lecture on American Citizenship
The Institute for the Arts and Humanities announces Claire McCaskill, U.S. Senator 20017-2018, will deliver the 2020 Weil Lecture on American Citizenship on Monday, March 23, 2020, at the Carolina Union Auditorium in the Frank Porter Graham Student Union at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. McCaskill has spent her career as a prosecutor and elected official devoted to public service and earned a reputa … Read more
Schwab Academic Excellence Awards recognize 21 faculty members
The Institute is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Schwab Academic Excellence Awards. The award recognizes one faculty member in each College of Arts and Sciences department in the arts, humanities, and qualitative social sciences. Department chairs nominate faculty for the award, and each winner receives a $3,000 prize. Awardees may use the funds to advance their teaching or scholarship. Former IAH Advisor … Read more
Dr. Ronald Judy will deliver 26th annual Mary Stevens Reckford Memorial Lecture in European Studies
Dr. Ronald “R.A” Judy, a professor in the Department of English at the University of Pittsburgh, will deliver the 26th Annual Mary Stevens Reckford Memorial Lecture in European Studies, entitled “On the Question of Beloved Community: Revisiting W. E. B. Du Bois’s Critique of the Teutonic Strongman.” The lecture is free and open to the public. RSVPs are encouraged but not required — please click here to RSVP. R … Read more
IAH responds to BOG settlement with increased support for race and reckoning research
The 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 University to reckon with its historical and current entanglement with racial violence. The Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) promotes views that are entirely incompatible with IAH’s principles of inclusion, … Read more
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