Faculty Support - The Arts and Sciences Foundation

A Doctor’s Love of Ancient Medicine Leads to Gift for Classics Department

Maury Hanson spent his career as a surgeon in New York City and the Washington, D.C., area. After retiring, Hanson decided to become a Tar Heel and study ancient medicine.

Students and faculty at the 9th Annual AAAD Undergraduate Research Conference

African, African American and Diaspora Studies Creates Excellence Fund in Honor of Eunice Sahle

The endowment will ensure the department has resources to sustain creative scholarly opportunities for students and faculty alike.

Leve and cultural heritage activist Alina Tamrakar interview the resident monk at Deva Dharma Mahavihar, a Buddhist monastery located in front of the stupa. (photo by Alok Tamrakar)

Ellison Family Fund and Buddhism Educational Opportunities Fund support scholar’s Nepali 3D imaging project

As an Ellison Family Faculty Fellow in the Institute for Arts and Humanities, Religious studies scholar Lauren Leve was given “a rare opportunity that came at a critical time for

Director’s Fund for Excellence in Latin American Studies

An anonymous donor established the Director’s Fund for Excellence in Latin American Studies — a fund that provides resources to the Institute for the Study of the Americas for faculty

Endowed Deanship Drives College Forward

A gift from Vicki ’92 and David Craver ’92 will provide a lasting endowment that will give deans of the College unrestricted support as they advance scholarship, discovery and strategic

In October 2018, Cemil Aydin (fourth from left) spoke at the Syria in Transition event held by Carolina Public Humanities and the Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Islamic Studies. Aydin was joined by Hiba Alzouby Pharm.D. ’21 (fourth from right) and Kamel Alachraf (second from right) as well as several Syrian refugees for a panel discussion about the global significance of the Syrian war and refugee migration.

Supporting Outstanding Faculty

Forty-six percent of College faculty receive some form of philanthropic support. Cemil Aydin, professor of history and religious studies, is one such faculty member. Aydin was the recipient of the

Fenaba Rena Addo, associate professor of public policy.

Growing Faculty Excellence

“The Huntington Hobbs Jr. Endowment Fund for Faculty Excellence provided me with the resources to pursue my research goal,” said Addo, who was able to purchase books, attend conferences to

Social Media, Smart Phones and the Adolescent Brain

The Winston National Center on Technology Use, Brain and Psychological Development will create more tools for parents, caregivers and teens to make better-informed choices about how they interact with technology

Faculty Fellows gather and discuss their research weekly in Hyde Hall, the home of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities.

Helping Faculty Flourish

During the Campaign for Carolina, the Institute for the Arts and Humanities raised more than $8.8 million to support 23 faculty fellowship funds (both new and previously established funds).

Theo Dingemans, principal investigator for the Sustainable Access to Clean Water Creativity Hub, works alongside Anna Fraser, a PhD candidate in the chemistry department on November 6, 2019 on the campus of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. The project aims to use the convergent science approach to bring different groups across campus together to tackle large, global issues (Photo By Jeyhoun Allebaugh).

Institute for Convergent Science. Ready. Set. Go.

The Edwards Family Fund for Excellence in Convergent Science was created by Rob ’89 and his wife, Leigh Edwards ’90, to help provide valuable startup resources for the Institute for