The 18th amendment, which prohibited the manufacture, sale, transportation, or import of alcohol in the United States, was ratified in 1919 and repealed in 1933. This year marks the 100th anniversary of Prohibition in America as well as the 40th … Read more
In collaboration with the Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition and the Chapel Hill Public Library Thursday, January 16, 6:00–8:30 pm | Chapel Hill Public Library An insurrection led by white supremacists in Wilmington overthrew the city’s elected interracial government in … Read more
2020 Oscars Preview PowerPoint Screenwriter, UNC Professor, and Former Oscar's Preview Host, Dana Coen's OscarsPicks In collaboration with the UNC General Alumni Association Tuesday, January 28, 6:00 pm | Varsity Theatre, Chapel Hill Walk the Carolina Blue Carpet … Read more
Join us this spring for two “learning and listening” events combining commentary and performance. It’s the perfect mix of education and entertainment! Moving Between Fiddle Styles - **This event has been postponed to June 11.** Tatiana Hargreaves, Lecturer in Bluegrass … Read more
Join us for a screening of The Romey Lynchings, a documentary about prejudice and racial violence against Arab immigrants in the United States. Produced by the Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies, the film explores the lynching and murder of … Read more
This documentary film will transform our understanding of what it takes for children’s brains to fully develop and thrive. Brain Matters is a documentary film about the science of early childhood and what it takes for children to get … Read more
This spring, we are collaborating with the Ackland Art Museum to highlight Japanese art and literature! Yuko Kato, Teaching Associate Professor of Japanese, will lead a discussion on the award-winning short novel Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, an exciting … Read more
Unfortunately, the keynote speaker for this year's Maynard Adams Symposium, Professor Tommie Shelby at Harvard University, is unable to travel because of specific coronavirus-related travel restrictions at his University. This year's Adams Symposium on "Philosophy, Prisons, and the Search for … Read more
Unfortunately, the keynote speaker for this year's Maynard Adams Symposium, Professor Tommie Shelby at Harvard University, is unable to travel because of specific coronavirus-related travel restrictions at his University. This year's Adams Symposium on "Philosophy, Prisons, and the Search for … Read more
In collaboration with the Carolina Asia Center and the Department of Asian Studies Friday, March 27, 5:30 pm | Nelson Mandela Auditorium, Fedex Global Education Center Jeremy Hunter, investigative photo-journalist, writer, broadcaster, and winner of three UNESCO awards, will report … Read more
