Faculty

Oct 17, 2024

NC State’s AOMP Program Celebrates Milestone in Educating Public Safety Leaders

Commemorating its 100th session, AOMP remains committed to developing public safety professionals into the next generation of proactive leaders.

a stretch of highway ends in a washed out ravine

Oct 9, 2024

What Role Do Governments Play After a Disaster? Will Hurricane Helene Change Anything?

What should the federal government do after a disaster? What should state and local governments do? And what lessons might policymakers take from Hurricane Helene? Professor of Public Administration Tom Birkland weighs in.

a young Black woman looks directly at the viewer while standing on a city street

Oct 1, 2024

Online Microaggressions Linked to Poor Sleep Quality for Black Women

Microaggressions aimed at Black women online appear to harm the health of other Black women who see those microaggressions – even when the microaggressions are not aimed at them personally.

Sep 30, 2024

CHASS Seeks Proposals for Wellness and Belonging Mini-Grant Program

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences invites all faculty, staff and students across the college to submit proposals for the Wellness and Belonging Mini-Grant program.

a group of protesters is gathered in front of the U.S. Supreme court

Sep 30, 2024

‘Litigant Shopping’ For Supreme Court Cases Can Backfire

Choosing plaintiffs with specific demographic attributes can be used to shape public opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court – but it can also backfire. Elizabeth Lane, assistant professor of political science, weighs in.

Sep 16, 2024

NC State Lands NEH Grant to Decode Old Texts Using DNA

An NC State humanities scholar and university biologists received a $250,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to analyze DNA found in parchment manuscripts to uncover new insights into the humanities and encourage partnerships between the humanities and natural sciences.

Sep 10, 2024

CHASS Seeks Applications for Inaugural Cohort of Faculty Fellows

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences invites all faculty to apply to a new interdisciplinary fellowship program to explore ways humans can sustain positive cultural and climatic change in an increasingly global and interconnected world.

Sep 10, 2024

CHASS Names Inaugural Mattocks Distinguished Professor in Nonprofit Leadership

Hans Peter Schmitz has been appointed the inaugural Mattocks Distinguished Professor in Nonprofit Leadership.

Sep 4, 2024

17 Faculty Join Humanities and Social Sciences

Seventeen new faculty members join the College of Humanities and Social Sciences this academic year.

Aug 14, 2024

Is Diversity in Public Schools Essential?

Professor Karey Harwood provides insights on the challenges and successes public schools face in achieving and maintaining educational equity.