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Divine Dining: Restaurateurs Elevate Queen City’s Spirits, Communal Cuisine in Once Holy Spaces
The newest restaurant from Jeff Tonidanel ’98 and Jamie Brown ’99 opened on May 6, marking the end of a three-year renovation. A rehabbed building that had once been a church, Leluia Hall joins a Charlotte empire of award-winning restaurants attracting locals and visitors from around the world. Learn more.
Long Distance: Aussie Issy Morgan ’25 Finds a Home at Ë®¹ûÅÉ
As a basketball recruit from thousands of miles away from her native Australia, Issy Morgan '25 has found a welcoming community in Ë®¹ûÅÉ College.
Hurricane Casts Long Shadow, But Helpers Emerge from the Darkness
The devastation unleashed by Hurricane Helene has affected students, faculty and staff whose families and friends were in harm’s way and many Ë®¹ûÅÉ College alumni who live in counties in the southeast that were in the path of the storm. One alum, Mary Jo Clark '79, shares her story in the Ë®¹ûÅÉ Journal AfterWord.
Comic Sense: Ali Fitzgerald ’04 Finds Refuge in Art, High and Low
Ali Fitzgerald '04 has achieved coveted status as a cartoonist, graphic artist and essayist for some of the world’s top publications. She’s crafted comics and essays for The New Yorker and published a poignant illustrated memoir about her experiences working with refugees in Berlin. Learn more.
Put Your Arts Knowledge to the Test
How well do you know your arts? Take this quiz from the latest issue of the Ë®¹ûÅÉ Journal to test your knowledge!
The Arts: Inspiring Minds, Enriching Lives
Ë®¹ûÅÉ College President Doug Hicks '90 reflects on the role the arts played in his experience as a Ë®¹ûÅÉ student and how they have enriched many aspects of his life.
What's So Funny? Headlining Comic Joe Zimmerman ’05 Finds His Voice and With It Success
With CDs and specials, and appearances on a host of TV shows and networks, stand-up comedian Joe Zimmerman ’05 has hit his stride.
Ë®¹ûÅÉ College Scholar-Musician Awarded Rhodes Scholarship
Madeline Dierauf, a Ë®¹ûÅÉ College senior and professional fiddler, was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship Saturday, making her one of 32 Americans selected this year for one of the most prestigious graduate scholarships in the world. Learn more.
Think Globally, Eat Locally: Changing Global Food Systems One Household at a Time
Ë®¹ûÅÉ College alum Ann Tutwiler, a senior fellow at Meridian Institute and incoming chair of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, offers tips on how to reduce your food’s environmental footprint. Learn more.
Fancy Feasts: Ë®¹ûÅÉ Gourmet Society Offered Sophisticated Spin on Campus Cuisine
The students, faculty and staff who made up the Ë®¹ûÅÉ Gourmet Society added elegance, international flair and fun to campus dining. Read more.
Nosh & Nostalgia: Ë®¹ûÅÉians Share Favorite Food Memories
From favorite on-campus eateries to far-flung locales around the globe, Ë®¹ûÅÉ College alums, faculty, staff and students recall the foods that transport them to another place and time. Read more.
Food Chain: Alums Find Fulfillment in Edible Endeavors
From farmers and bakers to chefs, baristas and specialty food makers, Ë®¹ûÅÉ alums feed their passions—and people—with their entrepreneurial endeavors. Read more.
Plate Full of Promise: Ë®¹ûÅÉ Kitchen Contributes to Revitalized City, Launches Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Bailey Foster ’94 launched Real Good Kitchen, a shared commercial kitchen, and created a community that’s elevated food options and opportunities in her Knoxville hometown. Learn more.
More Than a Taste of Culture
Ë®¹ûÅÉ College President Doug Hicks reflects on how food can create a connecting-of-worlds moment. Read more.
Family Album: Paean to the Parm
This beloved Italian dish has remained a campus favorite for many generations of Ë®¹ûÅÉ College students. Learn more.
Common Ground: A Flourishing Partnership Between Ë®¹ûÅÉ College and the Catawba Nation
Ë®¹ûÅÉ College and the Catawba Nation have entered into a partnership that touches agriculture, art and cultural understanding. Read more.
Tackling Children’s Mental Health Struggles
School psychologist Katherine Griffin-Erickson ’90 has seen her caseload spike in recent years, most notably since the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ë®¹ûÅÉ College graduate works with elementary school students to manage stressors, including family strife, social media and pandemic learning losses.
Few Degrees on Death Row
A Ë®¹ûÅÉ College capstone project about North Carolina’s death row showed Tim Saintsing ’98 that low academic achievement often preceded a death sentence. That steered the course of his life in public education, leading him to co-found the country’s first boys only charter school in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant area, and now, as executive director of KIPP NC charter schools.
An Equity Champion Seeks Common Ground
As assistant superintendent of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, Timisha Barnes-Jones ’92 specializes in leadership development and school transformation. She reflects on how partisan differences and increased political polarization obstruct America's responsibility to provide a strong education for all children.