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05/29/2026

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05/27/2026

If you're looking for more insights from Ada Limón after reading her new book, Against Breaking: On the Power of Poetry (2026), listen to her feature on The Institute Podcast on the IAH website (https://go.unc.edu/x3QEs) or watch the recording of her 2026 Weil Lecture on American Citizenship on our YouTube channel (https://go.unc.edu/Qj9g6).

05/22/2026

On the new episode of The Institute, associate professor of classics Suzanne Lye (FFP '24) joins the podcast to discuss her unique career journey, her approach to teaching, and her experience leading the Institute's Faculty of Color and Indigenous Faculty Group, which is open to all. See the episode on the IAH website (https://go.unc.edu/a7LQi) and listen wherever you listen to podcasts.

05/19/2026

The newest re-release of The Institute podcast features associate professor of classics Hérica Valladares (FFP ’21). In this 2021 episode, Professor Valladares (FFP ’21) discusses the importance of classics and her research project regarding the material culture of domestic Ancient Rome. Listen now on the IAH website (https://go.unc.edu/Wb45G) or wherever you listen to podcasts, and look forward to a new interview with associate professor of classics Suzanne Lye (FFP ’24) coming soon.

05/15/2026

Religious studies associate professor Hugo Méndez (FFP ’22) and African, African American and diaspora studies associate professor Shakirah Hudani (FFP ’22) delivered the final Fellows Forum lectures of the semester.

In his March 27 lecture, Méndez (FFP ’22) outlined questions within Biblical studies regarding the authorship of the gospel and letters of John in the New Testament. On April 17, Hudani discussed the urban transformation of Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali, in a post-conflict context. Read more in the feature on the IAH website: https://go.unc.edu/r4RMs

05/12/2026

The Institute for the Arts and Humanities is currently accepting applications for a Program and Event Associate, due Friday, May 22.

The Program and Event Associate coordinates strategic faculty, IAH Director, and institute-level initiatives and events in consultation with the IAH Director and Programming Team. Responsibilities include organizing events and meetings, managing event logistics, processing transactions, tracking budgets, and supporting signature IAH events and promotion efforts.

For more information and to apply, see the job posting: https://go.unc.edu/Bg4n8

05/08/2026

On May 14 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., join the Arts and Humanities Grant Studio and College of Arts & Sciences Research Support Team for an IAH-sponsored event titled, “Grant Perspectives Workshop: Big, Bad Budgets.”

Telling the story of your project, advocating for what you need to make it flourish, and navigating the financial systems of your institution are necessary skills when developing a successful budget. In this workshop, we’ll break down the building blocks of budgets and bring you a new level of confidence for your next grant or fellowship submission.

The event will take place in Hyde Hall’s Incubator Room. All are welcome, and lunch will be provided. See the event page on the IAH website for more information: https://go.unc.edu/Ky5k4

05/06/2026

On March 24, the Institute for the Arts and Humanities welcomed U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, who delivered the 2026 Weil Lecture on American Citizenship. "The Invitation: Gathering Courage from the Natural World," offered ways to fall back in love with the world during precarious times. Watch the recording of the lecture, now available on YouTube: https://go.unc.edu/x4M5F

05/04/2026

Ana Silva Campo (FFP ’24) was a doctoral student when she arrived at the historical archives in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, to ask for the city’s 17th-century colonial records. For her dissertation, Silva Campo planned to research the experiences of people of African descent, both enslaved and free, in the city. The answer presented a complication: there were no colonial records for that time period.

Rather than use judicial archives for her research, Silva Campo looked at the financial records from the Spanish Inquisition’s tribunal in Cartagena – something that hadn’t been done before.

Read more on the IAH website: https://go.unc.edu/Kx9m3

04/30/2026

Romance studies professor Lucia Binotti will tell you that being a philologist-turned-experimental-humanist is central to her work. Philologists — from the Greek, “love of words” or “love of learning” — were scholars of ancient languages and texts. What you might not know, Binotti proposes, is that they were also innovative thinkers.

Today, Binotti has developed numerous digital humanities initiatives, receiving grant support from the Center for Faculty Excellence and Lenovo, the Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities and others.

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Romance studies professor Lucia Binotti has long combined a love of words with a passion for using digital technologies in her research and teaching.