By Gilbert T. Sewall (NHC Fellow, 1981–82) Discusses the problems of the U.S. public education system, suggests reforms, and identifies the problems that must be overcome to restore excellence to the schools.
By Torsten Husén (NHC Fellow, 1978–79)
By Julia W. BondEdited by Adam Fairclough (NHC Fellow, 1994–95) The Star Creek Papers is the never-before-published account of the complex realities of race relations in the rural South in the 1930s. When Horace and Julia Bond moved to Louisiana in 1934, they entered a world where the legacy of slavery was miscegenation, lingering paternalism, and … Continued
Charles Frazier recalls when the North Carolina Symphony traveled to the small towns of western NC on their annual state tour. The symphony’s visit to the rural and relatively isolated communities exposed Frazier and his classmates to a bold new type of sound—and a new way of thinking about art.