In the News

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 […]

Alyssa McGonagle, associate professor of psychology and organizational science, was interviewed by Augusta Free Press for “Virginia at bottom of list of states identified as conducive for employees to work from home.” Work from home is attractive to employees for a variety of reasons in the United States, including avoiding the stress and expense of […]

Steven Rogelberg, professor of management, psychology, and organizational science, was featured in “That Meeting Was Too Long (and It Probably Could’ve Been an Email)” from The New York Times. Although the basic premise of meetings may be for leaders to engage with employees, pass along important information and updates, or provide collaborative spaces for decision-making, […]

Eric Heberlig, professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, appeared on the WCNC news feature, “A closer look at the ripple effect of State Rep. Tricia Cotham’s party switch” and was quoted in the article “State representative from Mecklenburg County switching parties.” Cotham, who won the seat as a Democrat for District […]

Jürgen Buchenau, professor of history and Latin America Studies, was quoted in WFAE’s “Charlotte history professors on proposed NC law: ‘Politicians should not prescribe course content.’” As part of interviews conducted with five professors at Charlotte colleges, Buchenau responded to proposed new legislation in North Carolina, including a bill passed by the N.C. House that […]