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ON THE MOVE Maurice Jones has
been named the next town manager for the Town of Chapel Hill. Maurice most recently served in the same position for the city of Charlottesville, where he had been since 2010. He will replace outgoing Town Manager Roger Stancil, who has served in that capacity since 2006. The Orange County Rape Crisis Center has announced Rachel Valentine as its new executive director. Rachel was a MoreheadCain Scholar at UNC, where she studied Women’s and Gender Studies and graduated in 2008. Rachel has been active in the community, holding leadership positions at the Orange County Literacy Council, Citizen Schools and the Ella Baker Women’s
an Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Elon University.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Carolina Performing Arts has received a $1.5
million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Voices — The Chapel Hill Chorus has
announced Stephen Futrell as the new conductor and artistic director of the chorus for the 2018-19 season. Stephen is currently
A number of area artists are contributing to the Carolina Artisan Craft Market, held in Raleigh each November, including Emily Triplett Jewelry, Melissa Designer Jewelry, and Skyrivers Jewelry. – compiled by Santul Nerkar CHM
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HAPPY RETIREMENT
Professor William R. Ferris, senior associate director of UNC’s Center for the Study of the American South in the history
department, announced his retirement from teaching over the summer. Throughout his decorated career, Bill has received numerous awards and honors for his work, including being named the Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities by President Clinton in 1997. In addition to writing numerous books on Southern history and culture, such as “The South in Color: A Visual Journal,” Bill has also furnished an eponymous collection of Southern cultural artifacts in UNC’s Wilson Library.
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