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Art History Graduate Student Challenges Popular Narratives about Colonial Congo
November 17, 2016“They were conquerors, and for that you want only brute force — nothing to boast of, when you have it, since your strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others.” – Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness When he was granted the Congo Free State through the 1885 Berlin Conference, King Leopold II made history as the first individual to control a new colony. His reign resulted in two decades of bloody violence before public pressure forced Leopold to step aside, and the Congo was annexed as a colony of Belgium. History books and popular literature often depict this era as one … Read more
Muller Organizes Roundtable for World War II-Era Japanese American Incarceration History Scholars
November 15, 2016Scholars of World War II-era Japanese American incarceration history congregated in Seattle, Washington, for a roundtable event on Oct. 27. Eric Muller, Dan K. Moore Distinguished Professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, worked with Densho, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and preserving the history of incarcerated Japanese Americans during World War II, to host leading scholars for an opportunity to talk about their work and meet in person with their peers. The roundtable included presentations of scholars’ current research as well as open discussions about the field of studying Japanese American incarceration history while considering terminology, … Read more
Giving Women HIV Self-Tests Promotes Male Partner Testing
November 15, 2016Providing pregnant and postpartum women in sub-Saharan Africa with multiple HIV self-tests can make it more likely their male partners will be tested for HIV compared to a standard approach of distributing invitation cards for clinic-based testing, according to a study in PLOS Medicine led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health. The study, titled “Promoting Partner Testing and Couples Testing through Secondary Distribution of HIV Self-Tests: A Randomized Clinical Trial” was conducted in Kenya and led by Harsha Thirumurthy, associate professor of health policy and management. Co-authors of the piece include … Read more
K-12 Teachers Explore the Many Facets of Islam through the Performing Arts
November 15, 2016Fifteen K-12 educators from across the state traveled to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to see Senegalese musician Youssou N’Dour in concert at Memorial Hall on Oct. 25, 2016. It was a rare opportunity to see the artist described by Rolling Stone as the “the world’s most famous singer” perform stateside. But the group was there to do more than see an award-winning artist. The teachers attended the performance as part of the Global Islam and the Arts Teacher Fellows program, a year-long exploration of Muslim cultures through music, dance and dramatic performances during the 2016-17 Carolina … Read more
UNC Ranks in Top 25 US Universities for Study Abroad in 2014-15
November 15, 2016The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranks 19th among all U.S. higher education institutions for the number of students earning credit for study abroad, according to the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) 2016 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. This is UNC-Chapel Hill’s second ranking on the Open Doors’ top 25 list, which is based on the total number of a higher education institution’s students who study abroad. Open Doors found that the overall number of U.S. students studying abroad increased by 2.9 percent to 313,415 over the previous year. 2,068 UNC undergraduate, graduate and professional students … Read more
‘Migration Narratives’ Panel Discussion Explores Immigrants’ Experience of Life in the United States
November 15, 2016Bahij ’17 came to the United States as a refugee, fleeing the Syrian civil war to a place where, he explained, he could enjoy freedom of speech and feel like a citizen. “When Americans welcome refugees, one day my kids and their kids are going to talk about how this made America great,” he said. Bahij was one of several panelists at the Migration Narratives exhibition reception and panel discussion at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s FedEx Global Education Center on Nov. 3. Migration Narratives features projects undertaken by recent alumni and students, taking viewers on various … Read more
UNC Radiology Malawi Program Strengthens Local and International Ties
November 11, 2016Thanks to the UNC Radiology Malawi Program, faculty and students at the UNC School of Medicine have been making strides to provide sustainable radiology technology to Lilongwe, Malawi. The program exists to provide radiologist support; technologist and radiographer education; development for working technologists, faculty, and students; and biomedical engineering development for equipment maintenance. The program is a partnership between the Division of Radiologic Science and the UNC Department of Radiology. It also works with RAD-AID, a nonprofit focusing on global health radiology initiatives, as well as other universities and partners. Since its creation in 2013, the program has sent eight teams to … Read more
Celebrating 10 Years of Phillips Ambassadors
November 9, 2016The Phillips Ambassadors program is celebrating 10 years of supporting students’ study abroad experiences in Asia by awarding five $10,000 awards to Phillips Ambassadors alumni to support their further engagement with Asia. The Phillips Ambassadors is a program in the Carolina Asia Center within the College of Arts and Sciences. A quarter of the scholarships are reserved for students in UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. Since its inception, 270 Carolina undergraduates have been awarded Phillips Ambassadors scholarships to study in a dozen Asian countries. “We wanted to do something that would reinforce the spirit and purpose of the Phillips Ambassadors Program,” said Earl … Read more
‘Artists After Hours’ Talks to Afroz Taj, Poet, Actor and Radio Host
November 9, 2016Artists After Hours, a series from Carolina Arts and Sciences Magazine, features interviews with faculty, staff and students in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who pursue artistic avocations in areas not directly related to their day jobs or studies. Afroz Taj is an associate professor in the Department of Asian Studies. One day when I was maybe 6 years old my mother was talking with a friend, and I was holding onto her sari. And the friend said, “By the way, who does this kid take after?” And my mother said, “I … Read more
Three UNC Students Named Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellows
November 8, 2016Three students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were named 2016 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellows Program, making Carolina one of the top producers of Fulbright-Hays DDRA fellows. UNC was awarded $109,256 in funding for the program by the U.S. Department of Education. These fellowships allow doctoral students to pursue dissertation research abroad in foreign languages and area studies for 6 to 12 months. During this time, fellows are able to deepen their subject knowledge and develop capabilities not available to them through opportunities in the U.S. The Fulbright Program, of which the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation … Read more