We launched The Human Factor Speaker Series with a sold-out event featuring chef and author Alton Brown, bringing more than 650 attendees together for an evening of storytelling, humor and insight. Through conversations on creativity, community and culture, Brown and special guests explored how food connects people while shedding light on critical issues like food insecurity, emerging technology and cultural identity.

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September 21, 2026

Preserving Human Stories with Jesse Eisenberg

Academy Award-nominated actor, writer and director Jesse Eisenberg headlined NC State’s second annual Human Factor Speakers Series centered on “Preserving Human Stories.” The event explored the enduring power of stories and how we tell and remember them.

August 19, 2026

CHASS Courses Shape How We Understand The Human Experience

Across disciplines, CHASS courses invite students to examine the stories, ideas and cultural traditions that shape how we understand the human experience.

August 13, 2026

CHASS Faculty Research Preserves Human Stories

CHASS faculty share how their scholarship preserves stories that deepen our understanding of the human experience.

August 04, 2026

Voices of CHASS: Why Preserving Human Stories Matters

CHASS faculty, staff, students and alumni share personal memories and meaningful moments that illustrate why preserving human stories matters.

July 29, 2026

NC State Web Platform Unlocks Arabic Family Histories

Eighty-four handwritten Arabic letters sat carefully preserved but unread for decades. Written by Charles Wassaf’s grandfather after emigrating from ‘Amchit, Lebanon, to Shreveport, Louisiana, in the late 1890s, they held generations of ancestral history locked inside a language no one in the family could read. That changed when Wassaf turned for help to NC State’s…

April 15, 2026

Jesse Eisenberg to Headline NC State’s 2026 Human Factor Series

Actor and writer Jesse Eisenberg will take the stage as the premier speaker for The Human Factor, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences’ signature series highlighting how human-centered insights drive solutions to today’s complex challenges.