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![Sandwich sitting on plate](https://chass.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/sandwhich-featured.jpg)
A Table for All
![After working as a sports media producer for Fox Sports, DirectTV and AT&T, alumnus John Ward has gained a reputation as an industry “startup guy.” Give him a concept and a budget, and he’ll give you a new studio, a new show, a new channel.](https://chass.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/john-ward-1-1500x844-1.jpg)
Distinguished Alumnus Shares Stories from His Career in Sports Media
![A collection of dialect buttons from the Language and Life Project sit on a black background.](https://chass.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/dialect-quiz-1-1500x844-1.jpg)
Quiz: Voices of North Carolina
![A satellite image of a hurricane](https://chass.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/10/NASA-1-16x9.jpg)
Student Directs Emergency Communications During Hurricane Florence
![Wearing blue gloves, Tim Stinson rubs a plastic eraser against an old manuscript.](https://chass.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/tim-stinson-accolades-3-1500x844-1.jpg)
English Professor Extracts Biological Clues from Ancient Books
![Fanice Thomas smiles while standing on NC State's Court of North Carolina](https://chass.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/fanice-thomas-7-1500x844-1.jpg)
Next Generation Researcher Readies to Take On Health Disparities
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Political Science Major Makes an Impact at the UN
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NC State’s Walt Wolfram Receives UNC System’s Holshouser Award
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Changing the Landscape of Graduate Education
![Douglas Mulford stands in a field of crops at Lake Atitlan in Guatemala](https://chass.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/Douglas-Mulford-feature-image-950x535.png)