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Looking Back And Ahead: Meet Our Student Commencement Speakers

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Jan 15, 2020

An Opportunity Multiplied

Need-based scholarship support, as well as resources from TRIO and Pack Essentials, helped Indira Gutierrez (Psychology ’19) develop into a scholar, researcher and advocate. 
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Jan 10, 2020

Landmark Exhibit Unearths History

In "When MLK and the KKK Met in Raleigh," English professor Jason Miller reveals never-before-published photos from Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic 1966 visit to Raleigh. 
Fuquay-Varina Police Officer Brett Walsh smiles while talking to community members.

Jan 9, 2020

Lieutenant Brett Walsh Strengthens Police-Community Relations

What can you do with an NC State degree in criminology? Ask Lieutenant Brett Walsh of the Fuquay-Varina Police Department.  
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Jan 7, 2020

Research Offers New Way to Assess an Organization’s Public Relations

Communication professor Yang Cheng explains how a new tool will allow organizations to better measure and describe its relationships with stakeholders. 
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Jan 3, 2020

Wolfpack Writers: Jess Ekstrom

We caught up with communication alumna Jess Ekstrom to learn more about her book "Chasing the Bright Side." 
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Dec 18, 2019

Communication Major Gains Real-World Experience With Library Support

Katie Gruninger, a student administrative assistant at Hunt Library, was recently awarded the Library Leaders Scholarship. 
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Dec 16, 2019

Psychology Researchers Call For Changes to Better Address Racial Health Disparities

NC State psychologist Vanessa Volpe is among researchers calling for focus on race and health disparities. Learn more about their proposal. 
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Dec 13, 2019

Year in Review: Our Top Stories of 2019

2019 was full of honors, outreach and new beginnings for NC State’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences. 
Poet Gerald Barrax sits at his desk.

Dec 12, 2019

‘The Job of a Poet Is to Tell the Truth’: Remembering Gerald Barrax

Former students and colleagues share their impressions of Gerald Barrax, emeritus professor of English, who died Dec. 7. 
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Dec 11, 2019

Looking Back And Ahead: Meet Our Student Commencement Speakers

Humanities and Social Sciences' student commencement speakers come from far and wide, each offering a unique perspective as members of the Wolfpack.