Mentoring matters
March 30, 2016
Theda Perdue, the Atlanta Distinguished Professor Emerita of Southern Culture, and Malinda Maynor Lowery, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Southern Oral History Program, talk about the importance of mentoring across a lifetime.
Theda Perdue: Academic superhero
September 11, 2015
Theda Perdue has amassed many accolades and achievements during her career of 30-plus years. She says her most rewarding role can be summed up in three words: graduate student mentor.
Mortensen, Ransom receive prestigious Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
May 6, 2015
Two doctoral students with strong ties to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have received one of the nation’s most prestigious awards for Ph.D. candidates whose dissertation topics address questions of ethical and religious values.