Q&A with IAH Director Mark Katz
Music scholar Mark Katz became IAH director July 1. Here Mark speaks about his passion, his influences and his vision for the IAH. IAH: What is your passion? Katz: I love to explore – in all senses of...
View ArticleProfiled Fellow: Rachel Willis
“When you receive an IAH fellowship, you’re very aware of the incredible gift of time to be there.” A poem taped to Rachel Willis’ office door reminds her of one of the most important lessons she has...
View ArticleMichael Gerhardt to speak on Forgotten Presidents
IAH Fellow and Samuel Ashe Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law Michael Gerhardt will speak on his recent book, The Forgotten Presidents and Their Constitutional Legacy, at the 92nd Street Y...
View ArticleInternational Hip-Hop Artists Converge on Chapel Hill
During the week of April 13–17, professional hip-hop artists from Africa, Asia, and Europe will be in residence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to participate in workshops, panel...
View ArticleDifficult Conversations continues
Last month, faculty from across the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill gathered at the Institute for the Arts and Humanities for the inaugural event of the Difficult Conversations series,...
View ArticleThe ‘complete picture’: The IAH remembers Dean Smith
Dean Smith with IAH board member Alan Neely In the early 2000s, Kenan Professor of English Alan Shapiro received an unusual job offer from Dean Smith. Smith had recently retired from head coach of the...
View ArticleTwo gifts will ‘supercharge’ faculty fellowships
Barbara Hyde The Institute for the Arts and Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill has received two gifts totaling $2.6 million to support faculty scholarship, leadership and...
View ArticleThe art of surgery: Cary Levine on the intersection of art and science
It’s seven a.m. on a spring morning, and associate professor of art Cary Levine is at UNC’s Memorial Hospital, delivering an early morning lecture to an unexpected crowd—UNC-CH medical students....
View ArticleVictoria Rovine: The universality of textiles
“Every morning, when we get up and we get dressed, we are reprojecting an identity we’ve already established for ourselves,” says associate professor of art Victoria Rovine. Since the early 1990s,...
View ArticleNEH Summer Stipends 2016
Deadline: September 1, 2015 NEH Summer Stipends support individuals working full-time on a humanities project at any stage of development by providing $6,000 for two consecutive months of full-time...
View ArticleFrederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowship for Recently Tenured Scholars
Deadline: September 23, 2015 The Institute for the Arts and Humanities announces the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Frekerick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured...
View ArticleIAH Welcomes 2015-2016 Cohort of Faculty Fellows
The Institute for the Arts and Humanities is pleased to announce its 2015-2016 cohort of Faculty Fellows. The Faculty Fellows Program provides on-campus leaves for faculty in the College of Arts...
View ArticleRegister Now: Fall Project Proposal Workshop
Click here to register for the session on September 11, 2015, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Registration deadline is Tuesday, September 8, 2015 Primarily designed for prospective applicants to the IAH...
View ArticleInstitute for the Arts and Humanities Presents: Food and the Humanities
Join us for mealtime conversations with UNC Humanities faculty on topics related to the new pan-university research theme: “Food for All: Local and Global Perspectives.” All events will be held in...
View ArticleFormer U.S. Congressman, author Barney Frank to Discuss ‘Downsizing our...
Former U.S. Congressman Barney Frank will deliver the 2015 Weil Lecture on American Citizenship, hosted by the Institute for the Arts and Humanities, a part of the College of Arts and Sciences at the...
View ArticleNow Accepting Applications, Nominations for Academic Leadership Program...
The Institute for the Arts and Humanities is now accepting applications and nominations for the 2016 – 2017 Academic Leadership Program (ALP), due October 30, 2015. The ALP helps prepare and support...
View ArticleThe ‘complete picture’: The IAH remembers Dean Smith
Dean Smith with IAH board member Alan Neely In the early 2000s, Kenan Professor of English Alan Shapiro received an unusual job offer from Dean Smith. Smith had recently retired from head coach of the...
View ArticleCall for Proposals: King’s College London and UNC Joint Projects
Deadline: Friday, November 6 UNC faculty and graduate students from participating units may apply to the King’s College Fund for support for projects and collaborative events that advance the...
View ArticleCurrent ALP fellow Jennifer Ho featured in Carolina Arts & Sciences
Jennifer Ho, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, weaves her personal story as a Chinese-Jamaican American around food, family and identity during her visit to Jamaica to honor...
View ArticleArts and Sciences Foundation features IAH’s Pardue Fellowship for its 40th...
Becky and David Pardue The Arts and Sciences Foundation celebrates 40 years on Dec. 3. The organization is telling the stories that make up its history each day leading up to that date. The...
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