Blue Morpho
“Blue Morpho” The greenhouse humidity moved down our backs like the sweat beads on our Pimm’s cups hours before in…
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Winning Words: The sports announcer
Emmy Award-winning sports announcer Jim Lampley tells young people interested in his profession that “in live television commentary, it’s all…
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Winning Words: The health care advocate
English alumna Elizabeth G. Taylor values the power of language as a national nonprofit director who advocates for access to…
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Winning Words: The stickwork artist
Patrick Dougherty says when you’re trying to elicit feelings and emotions through art, “that’s not unlike creating a great novel.”
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Digital literacy fast-forwards at Carolina
A pioneering initiative ensures every Tar Heel student has free access to powerful digital tools — and the coursework that…
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Honoring the Unfinished Work
The Process Series, which just finished its eighth season, is a very different kind of performance series. Think of it…
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Feeling Frank
Associate professor of English Jennifer Ho discusses her late Uncle Frank’s love for Jamaican food — the food of his…
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Southport, N.C.
A poem by Mackensie Pless ’15 reflects on the real — not Hollywood — image of Southport, N.C.
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When literature and history leap off the page
Heidi Kim believes in having her students create projects that connect literature and history and stretch beyond the walls of…
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