Community Programs

Digital and Lifelong Learning is proud to offer several programs in service to the local community and beyond!

Black History Month Events

Digital and Lifelong Learning offers a free in-person event to the community in honor of Black history,
hosted at the Friday Conference Center. Registration is required to attend. Learn more.

Previous events have included:
2024 – The Ongoing Fight for Freedom: Stories of NC’s Black Veterans by Sonny Kelly
2023 – Voices for Justice: Dar He – The Lynching of Emmett Till by Mike Wiley
2022 – Voices for Truth: Blood Done Sign My Name by Mike Wiley
2021 – Voices for Justice: Dar He – The Lynching of Emmett Till by Mike Wiley (Virtual Performance)
2020 – Voices for Equality: Breach of Peace – 1961 Freedom Fighters Movement by Mike Wiley
2019 – Voices for Change: The Fire of Freedom by Mike Wiley
2018 – Voices of Freedom: Music and the Civil Rights Movement by Mary D. Williams

Community Program Events

Digital and Lifelong Learning showcases the research, discoveries, and ideas of UNC-CH faculty with free, in-person
events open to the public of all ages. We hope you’ll join us in nurturing the bond between Carolina and the local community.

March 28, 2024 from 6 – 7:30PM: Healthy Eating and Sustainable Diets
Dr. Lindsey Smith Taillie, Associate Professor, Gillings School of Global Public Health

April 30, 2024 from 6 – 7:30 PM: Beyond Spring Cleaning: Confronting the Strange Magic of Personal Possessions
Julia Ridley Smith, Creative Writing Program, Department of English & Comparative Literature

September 26, 2023: Race, Basketball, and the American Dream
Dr. Matt Andrews, Associate Professor, Department of History

October 19, 2023: From Trash to Treasure: Plastics and Sustainability
Dr. Frank Leibfarth, Professor, Department of Chemistry