A collaboration with Carrboro’s Drakeford Library Complex and the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice The Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray earned an impressive list of titles. In addition to reverend (ordained Episcopal priest) and doctor (PhD in … Read more
During this afternoon of conversation and music we will delve into the evolution of opera and its place in the contemporary world. Featuring a panel of experts from the NC Opera, The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, and musicologists from … Read more
Presented as part of the 2025 North Carolina Science Festival. The humanities and sciences converge in this interdisciplinary seminar on the importance and impact of quantum physics, which celebrates its one-hundredth anniversary in 2025. Participants will be introduced to some … Read more
Join beloved Shakespeare expert Dr. Mary Floyd-Wilson for a day exploring the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of family life in the Bard’s plays. We’ll focus on two family stories: the tragedy of King Lear and the comedy As You Like … Read more
Colleges and universities constantly imagine new ways to accomplish their teaching, research, and public service missions. We are in a moment of accelerating changes and challenges in higher education. Can our institutions imagine new strategies as they face declining public … Read more
Inspired by UNESCO’s program of the same name, this seminar will ask participants and speakers to consider the qualities that make a city “literary.” Is it the presence of libraries? Publishers? The quality of educational or public art programs? Inspirational … Read more
Since 2023, Carolina Public Humanities has partnered with the NC Department of Natural and Cultural resources on the PUSH Project (Priority Updates at State Historic Sites) with the goal of expanding historical narratives at state sites. CPH recruited research fellows … Read more
