In the News

Isabelle Nilsson, associate professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences, was quoted in The Charlotte Observer’s article ‘Feeling slighted, residents north of uptown wonder why they won’t have a Red Line stop.’ Charlotte’s first commuter rail line, the Red Line, does not include any stops in the largely low-income areas just north […]

Research on community volunteer retention published by Jaclyn Piatak and Joanne G. Carman, professors in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, was featured in the Foundation Group’s ‘The Simple Roadmap to Making Volunteers Lifelong Champions.’  The study, Unpacking the Volunteer Experience: The Influence of Volunteer Management on Retention and Promotion of the Organization, […]

Eric Heberlig, professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, was interviewed by WCCB News to unpack why North Carolina’s ‘great migration’ did not alter the results of the presidential election. Donald Trump won North Carolina for the third straight presidential election, despite some believing that the hundreds of thousands moving from more […]

Michelle Zuñiga, assistant professor of urban and community planning, was interviewed for the article ‘Language and legal hurdles leave Swannanoa Latinos to rely on each other for help’ from the Citizen Times. Fernando Uribe’s La Bamba Sazón Latino, a Mexican restaurant with a mini market, was not damaged when Hurricane Helene caused the Swannanoa River […]

Timothy Murtha, professor in the Department of Anthropology, was interviewed for Space.com’s article, ‘Why space archaeologists are finding more Mayan ruins than ever before.’ Satellites are helping scientists discover more ancient Mayan ruins using a pulsed laser technique called lidar, or light detection and ranging, to peer through the dense canopy surrounding typical Mayan sites. […]

Lisa Rasmussen, professor in the Department of Philosophy, provided comments for Inside Higher Ed’s article, ‘U of Maryland President Accused of Plagiarism.’ The University of Maryland at College Park is conducting a review of President Darryll Pines, following allegations that he plagiarized portions of two papers. Pines has been president since 2020, and is an […]

Janaka Lewis, Ph.D., associate dean and professor of English, and Dina Schiff Massachi, CharlOz project director, were panelists discussing the “The Wizard of Oz” and the CharlOz festival on Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins on Sept. 19. The panel featured two other special guests: Gregory Maguire, author of “Wicked,” and Gita Dorothy Morena, the great-grandaughter […]

Dina Schiff Massachi, CharlOz project director, was interviewed by The Charlotte Observer to preview the scope of the events offered during the CharlOz festival from Sept. 26-29. Massachi discussed the origins of the festival when she was teaching a “The Wizard of Oz” class and had the desire to amplify the outcomes of a wonderful […]

Michelle Zuñiga, assistant professor, Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences, is quoted in an article from WFAE as she interviewed East Charlotte area residents who rely on public transportation through the Charlotte Area Transit System. “That was their ultimate goal: to get a car,” Zuñiga said, “because of all of the issues that they […]

Meghan Davenport, professor of psychological science, joined Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins for the discussion, ‘Most people retire at some point, but how do you know when the time is right?’ Davenport was accompanied by Teresa Ghilarducci, professor of economics at the New School for Social Research in New York who recently released a new […]