by Doris Betts
First published 2006
This photographic chronicle follows the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill through an entire academic year. The collection opens with students arriving for move-in day and closes with graduation ceremonies. Two hundred images document daily life across campus, capturing students, faculty, and staff in classrooms, laboratories, performance spaces, and athletic venues. The photographs reveal both formal academic pursuits and informal campus traditions. Captions provide historical context for notable locations and explain the rituals that define University life. Beloved professor and novelist Doris Betts contributes a foreword reflecting on her own relationship with the institution. The book encompasses academics, arts, politics, student organizations, and sports. Each photograph preserves moments that create lasting memories for the Carolina community, offering both current students and alumni a visual celebration of their shared experiences at America's first state university.
Genres: art, american, photography, academia, campus
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family
Setting: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, University of North Carolina
Period: Academic Year
196 pages · Hardcover · The University of North Carolina Press