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The Institute for the Arts and Humanities at UNC empowers faculty to achieve their full potential by creating community and cultivating leadership.

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If you're looking for more insights from Ada Limón after reading her new book, Against Breaking: On the Power of Poetry (2026), listen to her feature on The Institute Podcast on the IAH website (go.unc.edu/x3QEs).
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On the new episode of The Institute, associate professor of classics Suzanne Lye (FFP '24) joins the podcast to discuss her unique career journey, her approach to teaching, and her experience leading the FOCIF. See the episode on the IAH website: go.unc.edu/a7LQi
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The newest re-release of The Institute podcast features associate professor of classics Hérica Valladares (FFP ’21). Listen now on the IAH website (go.unc.edu/Wb45G) or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Religious studies associate professor Hugo Méndez (FFP ’22) and African, African American and diaspora studies associate professor Shakirah Hudani (FFP ’22) delivered the final Fellows Forum lectures of the semester. Read more on the IAH website: go.unc.edu/r4RMs
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The Institute for the Arts and Humanities is currently accepting applications for a Program and Event Associate, due Friday, May 22. For more information and to apply, see the job posting: go.unc.edu/Bg4n8
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On May 14 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., join the Arts and Humanities Grant Studio and College of Arts & Sciences Research Support Team for an IAH-sponsored event titled, “Grant Perspectives Workshop: Big, Bad Budgets.” See the event page on the IAH website: go.unc.edu/Ky5k4
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On March 24, the Institute for the Arts and Humanities welcomed U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón for the 2026 Weil Lecture on American Citizenship. Watch the recording of the lecture, now available on YouTube: go.unc.edu/x4M5F
Institute for the Arts and Humanities Weil Lecture on American Citizenship. The Invitation: Gathering Courage from the Natural World. Ada Limón, 24th U.S. Poet Laureate. March 24, 2026 at 5:30 p.m., Moeser Auditorium, Hill Hall. CLE Event, iah.unc.edu.

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Ana Silva Campo (FFP ’24) was a doctoral student when she arrived at the historical archives in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, to ask for the city’s 17th-century colonial records. The answer presented a complication: there were none. Read more: go.unc.edu/Kx9m3
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.@UNCCollege featured Romance studies professor Lucia Binotti (FFP ’91, ’92, ’96, ’03, ’14) and the ways she uses digital technologies in her research and teaching. college.unc.edu/2026/03/bino…

Bridging the humanities and AI - College of Arts and Sciences

Romance studies professor Lucia Binotti has long combined a love of words with a passion for using digital technologies in her research and teaching.

college.unc.edu
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What makes Southern music's "twangs" authentic? @MusicAtUNC's Jocelyn Neal (FFP ’08; ALP ’14) weighed in for the Daily Tar Heel: dailytarheel.com/article/lif…

What makes music with a Southern 'twang' authentic?

If "twang" can travel between West Africa and Appalachia, Japan and North Carolina, and from Philadelphia indie rock bands to mainstream pop stars, then maybe it runs deeper than authenticity.

dailytarheel.com
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English and comparative literature associate professor Gabrielle Calvocoressi (FFP ’26) joined The Hive Poetry Collective Podcast, where they discussed and read from their National Book Award finalist, The New Economy. Listen to the episode: go.unc.edu/k3R5S
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After May 31, this account will no longer be updated. Please follow the Institute for the Arts and Humanities on LinkedIn or Facebook: go.unc.edu/IAH-LinkedIn facebook.com/IAH.UNC
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History professor Fitz Brundage’s (FFP ’04, ALP ’06) new book, A Fate Worse than Hell: American Prisoners of the Civil War, focuses on the roots and consequences of the capture and imprisonment of soldiers during the American Civil War. Read more: go.unc.edu/Jc59S
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April’s general newsletter included faculty features, podcast highlights, and more. Read April’s edition (mailchi.mp/iah/gen-april2026) and subscribe on the IAH website to make sure you never miss an issue (iah.unc.edu/subscribe/).
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American studies professor Michelle Robinson (FFP ’18, ’21) returns in the new episode of The Institute podcast. We discuss her work on evangelist Billy Graham, detective fiction and the ethics of comedy. See the episode on the IAH website: go.unc.edu/r8Y7M)
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Philosophy professor Mariska Leunissen (FFP ’16) is working to confront Aristotle's misconceptions about women's health ideas head-on, arguing that doing so will help us better understand how similar biases persist, even today. Read more: go.unc.edu/a6E3G
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Associate professor of anthropology Margaret Wiener’s (FFP ’96, ’02, ’07) evalues the ability to write in a collaborative environment like the Faculty Fellowship Program. Read more in a recap of her November Fellows Forum lecture on the IAH website: go.unc.edu/s2SKr
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This Friday, April 17, at 12:10 p.m., African, African American and diaspora studies professor Shakirah Hudani (FFP ’22) will give a lecture titled, “City Doubling: Considering Urban Repair from Rwanda.” See the event page on the IAH website: go.unc.edu/e7Z8R
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