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Mariska Leunissen featured on IAH podcast

September 6, 2016

The Institute for the Arts & Humanities featured Mariska Leunissen on their recent podcast episode. She explains her studies on the works of Aristotle, specifically his biology; listen here.

Kotzen wins Philip and Ruth Hettleman Prize

August 11, 2016

It gives us great pleasure to announce that Matt Kotzen has been awarded UNC’s Philip and Ruth Hettleman Prize for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement by Young Faculty. The highly prestigious award, established in 1986, recognizes the achievements of outstanding junior … Read more

UNC PhD Bell Works for Prison Reform

May 20, 2016

Inspiring work by an alum of our Outreach Program: http://www.angelusnews.com/news/local/a-mission-to-sew-mercy-in-californias-prison-system-10801/#.Vz5_tdT3arU.

Faculty Adopt Diversity Statement

May 9, 2016

At their annual meeting today, the Department’s tenured and tenure-track faculty adopted the following diversity statement: “The non-discrimination policy of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (http://policies.unc.edu/policies/nondiscrim/) states that we are “committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming … Read more

Jeff Sebo interviewed on WUNC’s “The State of Things”

April 11, 2016

Jeff Sebo was interviewed on WUNC’s “The State of Things” on the Ethics of Humor, in connection with the “Interdisciplinary Approaches to Humor” conference co-organized by Matt Kotzen. Check it out here.