#40036 RECORDS OF THE KENAN CONVOCATION in the University Archives and Records Service University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Wilson Library, CB# 3926 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514-8890 March 1996 September 1996 February 2001 The Kenan Convocations are gatherings of Kenan Professors from around the nation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. They are supported by a grant from the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust, which endows the various Kenan chairs. As of the mid-1980s, there were some 110 Kenan Professors in over fifty universities nationwide. These included William Rand Kenan, Jr., Professors (of whom there were 85 in 1982 at 53 universities), Kenan Professors at the UNC-Chapel Hill, Sarah Graham Kenan Professors in the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine, and Graham Kenan Professors in the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law. The first Kenan Convocation was held May 30-June 1, 1980, in Chapel Hill and proved successful enough to merit the creation of a committee of Kenan Professors to arrange a second. Held June 3- 5, 1982, the second Convocation featured thematic speakers and group discussions on the topic of "The State vs. Academe." A third Convocation was held May 31-June 2, 1984, on "The Computer Revolution and Universities: The Effect of New Technologies on Teaching and Learning." Subsequent convocations were held October 23-25, 1986, on "Citizenship, Education, and the Media;" October 19-21, 1989, on "University/Industry Relations: New Alliances;" April 22-23, 1993, on "The Modern University: Its Present Status and Future Prospects;" and April 26-27, 1996, on "The American South." This records group is comprised of the audio recordings that were made during the 1982, 1984, and 1996 convocations and general materials from the 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, and 1989 convocations. A detailed inventory follows. For more information on the Kenan Convocation, see the Records of the Office of Chancellor: Christopher C. Fordham series. (N.B. The papers presented at the 1993 Convocation were gathered and published by the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust; the publication is available in the North Carolina Collection.) NOTE: Some of these recordings are available on both reel-to- reel and cassette tapes; in these cases, the cassettes may be used as listening copies. Patrons desiring access to recordings available only in one format must request that listening copies be made. This process may take up to several days. Tapes are shelved separately from paper records; consult Archives staff for access. 1980 Convocation (Sunday, June 1 - Tuesday, June 3, 1980) The first Kenan Convocation began with a discussion of the work of the Commission on the Humanities with particular attention to the humanities in the public schools. Dr. Richard Lyman, Chairman of the Commission on the Humanities, lead the discussion, supported by Dr. Jill Conway and Dr. Robert Lumiansky, both members of the Commission. Discussion of the work of the National Humanities Center was led by Vermont Royster of UNC-CH and Dr. William Bennett, President of the Center. The Convocation concluded with a speech by Dean Rusk, former U.S. Secretary of State. Box 1: General, 1980 1982 Convocation: "The State vs. Academe" (Thursday, June 3 - Saturday, June 5, 1982) This Convocation began with a series of thematic speakers, then split into small groups for discussion and reconvened for a panel of representatives of the small groups. Edward Shils of the University of Chicago gave the opening address. Other participants included Clark Kerr, Donald Frederickson, Robert M. Lumiansky, and William Bevan. The reel-to-reel recordings cover the entire convocation; all except R101 and most of R102 are duplicated on cassette. Box 1: (cont.) General 1982 TAPE SIDE DESCRIPTION SESSION Audiocassette Tapes A468 1-2 Thematic Speakers Friday AM A469 1-2 " Friday AM (cont.) A470 1 " Friday PM 2 (blank) A471 1-2 Natural Science Group Friday PM A472 1-2 " Saturday AM A473 1-2 Social Science Group Friday PM A474 1-2 " Saturday AM A475 1-2 Humanities Group Saturday AM A476 1-2 Panel Discussion Saturday AM Reel-to-Reel Tapes R91 1-2 Thematic Speakers Friday AM R92 1-2 " Friday AM (cont.) R93 1 " Friday AM (cont.) 2 " Friday AM (cont.)/Friday PM R94 1-2 " Friday PM (cont.) R95 1-2 Natural Science Group Friday PM R96 1 " Friday PM (cont.) 2 " Saturday AM R97 1-2 " Saturday AM (cont.) R98 1-2 Social Science Group Friday PM R99 1 " Friday PM (cont.) 2 (blank) R100 1-2 Social Science Group Saturday AM R101 1-2 Humanities Group Friday PM R102 1 " Friday PM (cont.) 2 " Friday PM (cont.)/Saturday AM R103 1 " Saturday AM (cont.) 2 (blank) R104 1-2 Panel Discussion Saturday AM Box 1: (cont.) General, 1984 1984 Convocation: "The Computer Revolution and Universities: The Effect of New Technologies on Teaching and Learning" (Thursday, May 31 - Saturday, June 2, 1984) This convocation, unlike its predecessor, consisted only of a series of speakers before the whole group. Both the reel-to-reel and cassette recordings cover the entire convocation. TAPE SIDE SESSION TAPE SIDE SESSION Audiocassette Tapes Reel-to-Reel Tapes A477 1-2 Friday AM R105 1-2 Friday AM A478 1-2 Friday AM (cont.) R106 1 Friday AM (cont.) A479 1-2 Friday PM Friday PM A480 1 Friday PM (cont.) 2 Friday PM (cont.) 2 Friday PM (cont.) R107 1 Friday PM (cont.) Saturday AM 2 Saturday AM A481 1-2 Saturday AM (cont.) R108 1-2 Saturday AM (cont.) 1986 Convocation: "The Media, Citizenship, and the University" (Thursday, October 23 - Saturday, October 25, 1986) Speakers addressed the impact the media has had on the people of the United States and how universities can prevent the possible development of a subliterate people unfit to manage their own democratic institutions. Featured speakers included Ben H. Bagdikian of the University of California, Berkeley; Benjamin M. Compaine of Harvard University; Marlene Sanders, CBS News correspondent; Dr. Henry Geller of the Washington Center for Public Policy Research; Philip Meyer of UNC-CH; Alfred R. Schneider of the American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.; Alvah H. Chapman of Knight-Ridder, Inc.; Hanna Holborn Gray of University of Chicago; and William C. Friday, President Emeritus of UNC-CH. Box 1: (cont.) General, 1985-1987 1989 Convocation: "University/Industry Relations: New Alliances" (Thursday, October 19 - Saturday, October 21, 1989) Distinguished speakers addressed the issue of Universities and Industry working together to seek solutions to common problems such as international competition and labor and education crisis. The interrelationship was addressed from the perspective of both the Humanities and the Sciences. Featured speakers included Frank Carrubba of Hewlett-Packard Laboratories; Frank H.T. Rhodes, President, Cornell University; Michael Useem of Boston University; J. Irwin Miller of Cummins Engine Company, Inc.; Robert Hollander of Princeton University; and George Sternlieb of the State University of New Jersey. The Convocation concluded with a panel discussion by invited Kenan Professors on the "Prospects for the Future." Box 1: (cont.) Gemera;. 1989=1990 1996 Convocation: "The American South" (Friday, April 26 - Saturday, April 27, 1996) Speakers at the 1996 Convocation included Hodding Carter III of the University of Maryland; John Shelton Reed and John Kasarda of UNC-CH; Dan Carter and Merle Black of Emory University; David Levering Lewis of Rutgers University; William Winter, former Governor of Mississippi; Juanita Kreps, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce; Lanty Smith of Precision Fabrics Group, Inc.; Alan Murray of the Wall Street Journal; and Odessa Woolfolk of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. TAPE SIDE SESSION DESCRIPTION Audiocassette Tapes A484 1 Keynote Session General Announcements Address by Hodding Carter III Address by John Shelton Reed 2 Reed (cont.) Session I: The South Since World War II Address by Dan Carter Address by David L. Lewis A485 1 Lewis (cont.) Address by William Winter Questions and Answers 2 Questions and Answers (cont.) [remainder of Side 2 blank] A486 1 Session II: The South in the World Economy Address by Juanita Kreps Address by John Kasarda 2 Kasarda (cont.) Address by Lanty Smith Questions and Answers A487 1 Questions and Answers (cont.) [remainder of Side 1 blank] 2 Session III: The South in National Politics Address by Odessa Woolfolk Address by Alan Murray A488 1 Murray (cont.) Address by Merle Black Questions and Answers 2 Questions and Answers (cont.) [remainder of Side 2 blank]