Lewis Black ’70 thought writing plays was his future, until he realized it wasn’t. by Claire Cusick ’21 (MA) On a Friday evening in November, Lewis Black ’70 sat inside his tour bus parked on South Mangum Street next to the Durham… read more
“I’ve never labeled myself, but people, they call you what they feel comfortable with, what makes them comfortable.” — Debra Terry Stephens ’86 Belly laughs filled the Sheraton Chapel Hill ballroom during the Vintage… read more
Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, an internationally renowned performer and writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, last week kicked off national American Indian Heritage Month at the Carolina Union Auditorium, reading her poetry and discussing stereotypes… read more
Lewis Black ’70 has donated his plays, television pilot scripts and materials from his comedy career to the Southern Historical Collection at the Wilson Special Collections Library. Black is known for embodying cathartic anger on stage and in… read more
Two Carolina alumnae turned their passion for photography into a nonprofit to raise money for global conservation causes. Photographers Ami Vitale ’94 and Eileen Mignoni ’09 (MA) have spent… read more
Ami Vitale ’94, a photographer and filmmaker, and Eileen Mignoni ’09 (MA), a visual journalist, have spent years behind their cameras documenting environmental issues and exploring the intersections of nature, culture, social justice and… read more
Alison Friedman, an internationally recognized performing arts producer, is Carolina’s new executive and artistic director for Carolina Performing Arts. read more
The Ackland Art Museum has received paintings by Joan Mitchell and Milton Avery that are considered transformational for the Ackland’s permanent collection of postwar and contemporary American art. read more
Florence Fearrington ’58 has donated nearly 4,000 books and objects valued at $6.2 million to University Libraries, where they will become part of the Wilson Special Collections Library. read more
On the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the death of Rembrandt van Rijn, the Ackland Art Museum will exhibit for two weeks seven of his drawings that were given to the museum two years ago. read more