Schedule an expert on the South to speak to your community group

The faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a state treasure, an invaluable reservoir of knowledge about contemporary and historical issues. You can tap that reservoir free of charge for your club or organization through Carolina Speakers, the University's speakers bureau.

Faculty and staff at the leading edge of teaching and research in their disciplines currently present over forty-six topics that focus on North Carolina and the South, as
well as numerous other subjects. Just a few sample topics include,

• Bill Ferris, on the blues, folk art and crafts, memory and sense of place in the South
• Michael McFee, on contemporary North Carolina literature
• Trudier Harris, on African American writers and the South
• John Shelton Reed, on the Confederate flag, what makes the South the South, and 1001 things you need to know about the South
• Jocelyn Neal, on country music
• Theda Perdue, on Native Americans in North Carolina
• James Peacock, on religious experience in North Carolina and beyond
• Terry Zug, on North Carolina pottery and architecture
• Thomas Tweed, on Asian and Latina religions in the South

And these are but a few samples. To see more topics on North Carolina and the South or to schedule a speaker, go to the Carolina Speakers website, click on "Speech Categories," and then click on "North Carolina and the South." Click here to go to the Carolina Speakers website.

Last year Carolina Speakers presented programs to audiences at community colleges, high schools, civic clubs, chambers of commerce and business organizations, retirement communities, alumni clubs, libraries and museums. More than 20,000 people - North Carolinians in all walks of life - were entertained and informed by our faculty speakers.

You and your organization can access this resource through Carolina Speakers without cost. If you want to present a program on a topic not listed on the website, call Carolina Speakers. Among our 2,417 faculty, there is sure to be an expert on your topic.

Request forms are available online. Click here access Carolina Speakers on the web.