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About Institute for the Arts and Humanities

The Institute for the Arts and Humanities empowers faculty to achieve their full potential by creating community and cultivating leadership. At the heart of this mission is the affirmation of the crucial value of the arts and humanities to the life of the university and the world. Housed within the UNC-Chapel Hill College of Arts and Sciences, the Institute for the Arts and Humanities was founded in 1987. Then called the Program for the Arts and Humanities, its early mission was to nurture liberal arts learning and to support faculty excellence. The IAH supports its mission through its commitment to three interrelated areas of faculty life: scholarship, leadership, and fellowship. The IAH promotes scholarship through its Faculty Fellows Program and grant opportunities and by sponsoring conferences, lectures, and public conversations. The Institute develops current and emerging university leaders through the Tyson Academic Leadership Program and the Chairs Leadership Program. The Institute promotes fellowship—the collegiality that fosters strong community and professional collaboration—in all its programs and affinity groups, including the New Faculty, Associate Professor, and Retired Faculty Programs, along with the Faculty of Color and Indigenous Faculty Group. These Faculty Programs and Groups build mentoring networks for faculty at all stages of their academic careers.

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