Kenan Convocation records, 1980-1996 [manuscript].

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Kenan Convocation records, 1980-1996 [manuscript].

Nineteen audiocassette tapes and 18 reel-to-reel tapes of the proceedings of the 1982, 1984, and 1996 Kenan convocations. Topics of these convocations were "The State vs. Academe" (1982), "The Computer Revolution and Universities: The Effect of New Technologies on Teaching and Learning" (1984), and "The American South" (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.

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The Kenan Convocation is a gathering of Kenan-endowed professors held every two to three years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It features speakers and discussion on a topic determined by its Planning Committee. It is 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. ...