Kenan Convocation Records, 1980-1996

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Kenan Convocation Records, 1980-1996

Kenan Convocation Records, 1980-1996

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The Kenan Convocation was a gathering of Kenan-endowed professors held every two to three years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1980 to 1996. It featureed speakers and discussion on a topic determined by its Planning Committee. It was sponsored by the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust, which endows professorships at universities throughout the United States. The first Kenan Convocation was held in 1980; subsequent ones have been held in 1982, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1993, and 1996. The collection includes 19 audiocassette tapes and 18 reel-to-reel tapes of the proceedings of the 1982, 1984, and 1996 Kenan convocations. Topics of these convocations were (1982), (1984), and (1996). Also included are general files related to the 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, and 1989 convocations; these consist mainly of program brochures, correspondence, and press releases. The State vs. Academe The Computer Revolution and Universities: The Effect of New Technologies on Teaching and Learning The American South

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives and Records Service