Yale historian Glenda Gilmore will deliver the lecture “Knowledge Capital and Human Flourishing: Educating North Carolinians, 1865-1970” on Thurs., Oct. 11 in the Wilson Special Collections Library. Continue reading
A free public symposium Oct. 25-26 will put the end of the Maya Long Count calender into a larger historical and cultural context that includes the voice of Maya people. Exhibits at Wilson Library and the FedEx global center will anchor the symposium. Continue reading
Students and their families are invited to the UNC libraries during UNC’s 2012 Family Weekend on Friday, Sept. 28 and Saturday, Sept. 29 for fun and free events and tours. Continue reading
Three free daytime concerts will bring blues, bluegrass, and funk to the UNC campus. Continue reading
Rufus Edmisten, former Deputy Chief Counsel to the Watergate Committee, will present his papers to the UNC Library during a free public program on Sept. 20. Chancellor Holden Thorp will interview Edmisten about his Watergate experience. Continue reading
Members of the UNC community will read from original editions of banned and censored books in the Wilson Special Collections Library as part of UNC’s fourth annual First Amendment Day celebration on Oct. 2. Continue reading
Historic North Carolina political campaigns will be the topic of a conference Sept. 14 and 15 at Wilson Library. A dinner on Sept. 14 will feature political consultants Carter Wrenn (R) and Gary Pearce (D). Continue reading
Author Bland Simpson will discuss his book “Two Captains from Carolina: Moses Grandy, John Newland Maffitt, and the Coming of the Civil War” in a free public program Sept. 13 in Wilson Library. Continue reading
Retiring faculty and staff members can get answers to the question “What do I do with my books and papers?” during a free program on Sept. 6, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Wilson Special Collections Library. Continue reading
Ornithologists from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will discuss the beautiful, mysterious, and now-extinct Carolina Parakeet in a free public program Aug. 29. Continue reading