College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences

This is a report of College of Liberal Arts & Sciences faculty, students and alumni in the news for the months of March and April. Faculty Expertise The Atlantic Monthly quoted Dr. Deborah Strumsky, assistant professor in the geography and earth sciences department, in the article “How the Crash Will Reshape America.” (March) The New […]

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), Davidson College and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte today announced an innovative educational partnership to strengthen teaching and learning in local schools. The collaboration, called the Charlotte Teachers Institute (CTI), will offer seminars to public school teachers taught by faculty from Davidson and UNC Charlotte on subjects that teachers have […]

This is a report of College of Liberal Arts & Sciences faculty, staff and students in the news for the months of January and February 2009. Faculty Expertise Profil, the No. 1 newsweekly of Austria, featured Dr. James Tabor, department chair and professor of religious studies, in the article “Was lief wirklich in Bethlehem?” translated “What […]

This is a report of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty, students and alumni in the news for the months of September and October. If you or your work is featured in the media, please contact Allison Reid at to be included in the next edition, which will be sent out Jan. 12, […]

This is a report of College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty, students and alumni in the news for the months of July and August. Faculty Expertise Dr. James Tabor, chair of religious studies, was quoted in the Boston Globe article, “Some say ad cast Barack Obama as the Anti-Christ ,” which was also picked […]

Margaret Morgan was selected Friday night as the 2008 recipient of the highest teaching honor bestowed by UNC Charlotte – the Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence. Morgan, an associate professor of English, was chosen from a prestigious list of finalists for the honor, which was first awarded in 1968. The other nominees for […]

Faculty Expertise NPR affiliate WFAE featured Dr. Michael Hudson, Chair of the Biology Department, to discuss antibiotic-resistant bacteria on “Charlotte Talks.”  (June 26) WCNC-TV quoted Chemistry assistant professor Dr. Sherine Obare about the making of biodiesel fuel in its story “Thieves steal leftover grease to make biodiesel fuel.” (June 12) News 14 Carolina, in its […]

UNC Charlotte’s largest and oldest college, The College of Arts and Sciences (COAS), will change its name to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) effective July 1. The name change — approved by the University’s Board of Trustees June 5 — will reflect the college’s new identity when the fine arts programs move […]

Justice was dispensed 49-er style through a course in Investigative Law taught by former federal prosecutor Kathleen Nicolaides.  The Department of Criminal Justice, housed in the College of Arts and Sciences, offers this course regularly.  Combining graduates and undergraduates alike, the course takes students through all phases of a criminal investigation, right up through the […]

Charlotte’s growing international profile now includes educational and cultural outreach to China, thanks to a partnership between Charlotte Sister Cities and UNC Charlotte.  A new international course at UNC Charlotte has allowed students to hurdle both thousands of miles and cultural boundaries to bring Charlotte closer to some of its global neighbors.  The innovative course […]