College News
Syreeta Taylor ’24 is the 2025 winner of the Admin Award for Leadership, honoring administrative professionals. She was recognized by the Admin Awards for the Washington D.C. and Mid-Atlantic region, at the “Good as Gold” ceremony held last month in Washington D.C. at the Waldorf-Astoria. The Leadership Award recognizes an administrative professional that formally or […]
Congratulations to the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences employees with new titles and positions for 2025-26. Associate Professor of Sociology Kendra Jason, Ph.D., is serving as interim chair of the department of Health Management and Policy in the College of Health and Human Services. She will lead efforts to further establish the […]
Welcome to the new faculty and staff members who have joined the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences this year. New faculty Africana Studies Tatiana Height, Ph.D., assistant professor Anthropology David Kofi Mensah, Ph.D., visiting assistant professor Communication Studies Brittney Nix-Crawford, lecturer Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences Jordan Blekking, Ph.D., assistant professor English […]
Madison File, a junior Levine Scholar majoring in psychology and chemistry, has been named a 2025–26 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, recognizing her commitment to driving meaningful change on campus and beyond. As a researcher in the Collective Wellness Lab, led by Victoria Scott, Ph.D., MBA, associate professor in the Department of Psychological Science, […]
Three faculty members from the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences have been named finalists for the 2025 UNC Charlotte Teaching Excellence Awards. Tenured faculty finalists for the UNC Charlotte Teaching Excellence Award: The other finalist for the UNC Charlotte Teaching Excellence Award for tenured faculty is Luke Reinke, associate professor of reading […]
A new book by Alyssa K. McGonagle, associate professor of psychology and organizational science, helps guide managers and employees who are navigating the impacts of chronic health conditions in the workplace. According to a poll from Harvard’s T. H. Chan School of Public Health last year, more than half of U.S. employees have chronic health […]
Students from the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences swept the 2025 Honors College Dean’s Prizes, which were awarded for their outstanding honors capstone theses/projects. A virtual award ceremony was held this summer, with winners each receiving a $500 prize. Students were nominated by their respective Honors Program director after they met the […]
Pennda Arami ’22, was selected as the bell ringer for UNC Charlotte’s first-ever summer commencement ceremony. At this graduation, Arami added two more degrees from the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences to her résumé: a Master of Science in Criminal Justice and a Master of Arts in Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Arami […]
Skylar Tirotta fell in love with UNC Charlotte a decade ago, during a Charlotte 49ers Football home game, in the pouring rain. “Looking back, going to the football game is one of my fondest memories. It was my birthday. There was a hurricane and we got rained out, so my friend and I had to […]
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte hosted the annual TEDx UNC Charlotte event this spring, for “ideas worth spreading.” The event featured speakers from both UNC Charlotte and the local region. This year, College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences faculty member Sara A. Gagné, and students Enny Ogunyemi, Jenna Drew and Mary-Catherine […]
Mark I. West, professor of English in the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences, has been named as the inaugural recipient of the Charlotte Writers Club Advocate Award. The award was created to celebrate individuals who mentor and educate writers, volunteer their time and expertise, advocate for writers and their work, lead and […]
Asa Yoneda, UNC Charlotte instructor of Japanese translation, was named to the shortlist for the International Booker Prize, the world’s most influential award for translated fiction. Yoneda’s translation of “Under the Eye of the Big Bird,” by Hiromi Kawakami, is one of six finalists on the shortlist. The list celebrates the best works of long-form fiction […]