Articles by Michael Abernethy
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Ƶ Department of Music announces 2025 Joseph Bologne International Piano Competition
October 16, 2024
The 2025 Joseph Bologne International Piano Competition will be Feb. 1 and is open to high school pianists in grades 10-12. Registration runs through Dec. 10.
Ƶ philosophy professor unearths roots of American philosophy in new book
October 15, 2024
Ryan Johnson, associate professor of philosophy, traces the influence of German philosopher G.W.F. Hegel in the work of American philosophers in “Three American Hegels."
Ƶ performing arts professor’s choreography to be featured at N.C. Dance Festival
October 15, 2024
Associate Professor of Dance Renay Aumiller choreographed “Kairos,” one of five featured performances in the festival’s Mainstage concert, Saturday, Oct. 19.
Award-winning author Shehan Karunatilaka discusses purpose, joy of writing in Ƶ visit
October 9, 2024
Karunatilaka’s “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida” won the 2022 Booker Prize. He discussed his works with Assistant Professor of English Dinidu Karunanayake in Turner Theatre.
Ƶ breaks ground on Peace Garden at Lindner Hall
October 7, 2024
A new campus garden, planned for completion this fall, will embody peace and justice at Ƶ.
Ƶ programs, community partner to preserve history in first History Harvest
October 4, 2024
The event was held Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Snow Camp Outdoor Theater and involved students, faculty and staff scanning and digitizing local historical artifacts.
Booker Prize-winning author Shehan Karunatilaka to speak at Ƶ
October 2, 2024
Karunatilaka will converse with Assistant Professor of English Dinidu Karunanayake in Turner Theatre on Monday, Oct. 7, at 5:30 p.m. The Sri Lankan author’s “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida” won the 2022 Booker Prize.
Author Diya Abdo explores radical hospitality and accountability at Power + Place Collaborative event
October 2, 2024
Abdo is the author of “American Refuge: True Stories of the Refugee Experience," and spoke at Ƶ Community Church on Thursday, Sept. 26.
Andrew Monteith’s book on religious origins of the war on drugs wins Best First Book Prize
September 25, 2024
The British Association of American Studies awarded Associate Professor of Religious Studies Andrew Monteith’s “Christian Nationalism and the Birth of the War on Drugs” the Arthur Miller Institute Best First Book Prize
Oprah Daily, Today Show feature Tita Ramírez and first novel
September 25, 2024
The associate professor of English’s first book, “Tell it to me Singing,” was published this summer to enthusiastic reviews.