In the News

Mark West, professor in the Department of English, was interviewed about his book ‘Theodore Roosevelt and His Library at Sagamore Hill’ by Steve Albrecht for the Safe Library’s Library 2.0 segment. Whether they have an interest in politics, military history, books, or the outdoors, readers can find something to relate to in Roosevelt’s story due […]

Steven Rogelberg, professor of management and psychology, was featured in the article ‘How to Use One-on-One Meetings to Increase Satisfaction and Results’ by Forbes. Rogelberg is the author of Glad We Met: The Art and Science of 1:1 Meetings, and says that although employees complain about having too many meetings, one-on-one meetings are “the meeting […]

Martha Kropf, professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, was quoted in the article ‘More than just annoying, NC voters should beware of fake and illegal campaign texts and robocalls’ by the Carolina Public Press.  With less than one month left until the North Carolina primary election, political campaigns will be increasing […]

Jack Scheff, assistant professor of geography and earth sciences, was interviewed for Spectrum News 1’s  ‘Recent data reveals the number of extremely cold weather days is shrinking.’ Cold snaps are shrinking by an average of six days across the United States due to climate change. Warmer winters can affect pests and some agricultural areas in […]

Steven Rogelberg, the UNC Charlotte Chancellor’s Professor and professor of organizational science, psychological science and management, was the guest on WFAE’s Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins. Rogelberg discussed his new book “Glad We Met: the Art and Science of 1:1 Meetings,” which are the the kind of meetings that employees and supervisors actually want, if […]

Martha Kropf and John Szmer, professors in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, provided comments for ‘What does ruling banning Trump from Colorado ballot mean for NC voters?’ from the Carolina Public Press. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday to disqualify former President Donald Trump from running again under the disqualification clause […]

Karen Cox, professor of history, was interviewed for HistoryNet’s article, ‘Judge pauses removal of Confederate Memorial at Arlington Cemetery.’ A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, issued a temporary restraining order to halt the removal of a Confederate memorial in Arlington National Cemetery, one of the most prominent Confederate monuments on public land. The memorial was […]

Joseph Kuhns, professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, provided comments for ‘How to protect yourself from becoming a porch-pirate victim,’ which highlights nine tips to help avoid porch piracy, as well as details on what to do if you have a package stolen.  As online shopping has increased significantly, so has package […]

Steven Rogelberg, professor of management and psychology, provided comments on the reality of workplace flexibility for Business Insider’s article ‘Making your job suck less means upending the workplace as we know it.’ In the article, workplace experts described the need for greater flexibility and a more thoughtful definition of what flexibility means for individual companies […]

Erin Basinger, associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies, was interviewed for Oprah Daily’s article, ‘Weight Stigma Is Getting in the Way of Your Health.’ Basinger noticed a mass under her arm in 2019, thinking it was a side effect of her recent surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome. However, the lump remained undiagnosed during […]