College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences

Communication studies faculty members Daniel Grano and Margaret Quinlan and graduate student Elliot Hamer presented “Did Race and Money Matter? Discrimination in the N.C. Eugenics Program”

Faculty Featured: Peter Thorsheim, history, was quoted on Friday, December 28, 2012 in International Herald Tribune, the Global Edition of The New York Times, on “The Great Smog of China.” James Tabor, religious studies, was quoted on Thursday, December 27, 2012 in NBC News’ COSMIC LOG on “The year’s ancient mysteries (and missteps) put into […]

Faculty Featured James Tabor, religious studies, published “Christianity Before Paul” on Thursday, November 29, 2012, in Huffington Post. “America Aflame,” a book by David Goldfield, history, was among “Librarian Nancy Pearl’s Picks for the Omnivorous Reader” on NPR books on Tuesday, November 27, 2012. Jonathan Marks, anthropology, wrote “My ancestors, myself” in Aeon, a digital […]

Faculty in UNC Charlotte’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences published over two dozen books in 2012, contributing to the university’s research and the telling of stories that help make sense of the world.

Knowledge lives in research. As scholars pursue answers to big questions and researchers push the boundaries of what we already know, knowledge shifts, grows, and expands. The vitality of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is linked to the vitality of its faculty’s research. In fiscal year 2012, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences […]

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences student Hannah Martin received a standing ovation from fellow students and other audience members at UNC Charlotte’s commencement on Dec. 15, when she joined Chancellor Philip L. Dubois and Dean Nancy A. Gutierrez before the crowd in the Dale F. Halton Arena.

The UNC Charlotte Forensics team brought home team and individual awards from the Collegiate Forensic Association Holiday Forensics Tournament in early December, placing sixth overall. Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown, Virginia hosted the tournament.

The newly-appointed advisory council for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Women’s Summit includes several College of Liberal Arts & Sciences representatives, who will provide oversight and guidance to the organization and help plan the 2014 Women’s Summit Conference. “This advisory council represents an outstanding group of highly qualified and committed members of our community who will guide and […]

UNC Charlotte faculty member Jean-Claude Thill has received the Hirotada Kohno Award for outstanding service to the Regional Science Association International. Thill is the Knight Distinguished Knight Distinguished Professor of Public Policy in the Department of Geography & Earth Sciences in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. He will take office as president of […]

Shawn Long, chair of the Department of Communication Studies in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at UNC Charlotte, has received the 2012 Outstanding Service Award from the African American Communication and Culture Division and the Black Caucus of the National Communication Association. The award honors an individual who exemplifies excellence in service, in recognition […]