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Bill Ferris Wins Two Grammy Awards

William Ferris, the Joel R. Williamson eminent professor emeritus of history, won two Grammy Awards last Sunday in Los Angeles. His box set “Voices of Mississippi” won best historical album and best album notes. The four-disc set features dozens of … Continued

Dr. Lloyd Kramer is awarded the 2018 Johnson Prize

Dr. Lloyd Kramer is the 2018 recipient of the George H. Johnson Prize for Distinguished Achievement by an IAH Fellow. Click here to read more about this prize and Dr. Kramer’s involvement in the Institute for the Arts and Humanities.

Bill Ferris: Grammy Nominee

Congratulations to Bill Ferris, whose Voices from Mississippi album has been nominated for 2019 Grammy awards for best historical album and best album notes.  Kudos Bill!

Lisa Lindsay receives 2018 Herskovits Prize

Congratulations to Lisa Lindsay, who received the 2018 Herskovits Prize last night for Atlantic Bonds.  The prize is awarded annually by the African Studies Association for the most important scholarly work in African studies.

Dr. Jarausch’s book listed on the Smithsonian Magazine’s Best History Books of 2018

Dr. Konrad Jarausch’s book Broken Lives: How Ordinary Germans Experienced the 20th Century was recently included in Smithsonian Magazine‘s “Best History Books of 2018” list. Congratulations, Dr. Jarausch!

‘Unlikely’ subject pairings lead to deep learning at Carolina

This semester, Prof. Brett Whalen teamed up with Prof. Chris Clemens (Senior Associate Dean for Natural Sciences) to teach “Time and the Medieval Cosmos” as part of the University’s Quality Enhancement Plan. The course was recently featured in an article … Continued

William Sturkey – Recipient of the UNC Diversity Award

William Sturkey is one of only two recipients in the Faculty Category among a faculty of 3,500+ to receive the UNC Diversity Award.  The Diversity Award recognizes significant contribution, time and effort of Carolina community members towards advancing an inclusive … Continued

Guggenheim Fellowship awarded to Dr. Kathleen DuVal

We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Kathleen DuVal has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. As a Guggenheim Fellow, she will be writing a book on American Indian dominance in the centuries before 1850. She continues the tradition of UNC … Continued

Matt Andrews goes 2 for 2

Matt Andrews goes 2 for 2 in The Daily Tar Heel “Best” Categories. UNC students named his course “History of the Olympics” (HIST 220) the Best UNC Class and Dr. Andrews was named Best Professor. Read more about his thoughts … Continued

Dr. Don Reid and Dr. Daniel Sherman are Special Issue Editors for French Historical Studies volume 41, number 2 (April 2018)

A colloquium held in 2017 in which authors of essays written about May 1986: New Approaches, New Perspectives discussing each other’s work was crucial in the making of this French Historical Studies Special Issue.  Some of the attendees liked the … Continued