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Aug 23, 2011

Meet Linda Watson, the ‘Cook for Good Lady’

Linda Watson (English ’79) has had an extraordinary career that spans the corporate, political, dot com, and environmental worlds. She is currently putting her communication and writing skills to use as the ‘Cook For Good Lady’ for the company she has founded. Watson’s recent book is Wildly Affordable Organic. Video produced by Jim Alchediak of…

Aug 8, 2011

Meet Martha Crowley, NC State Sociologist

Why does work matter? How do our experiences in work places affect other areas of our lives? Martha Crowley, assistant professor of sociology, focuses her research around such questions. In this video portrait, Crowley reflects on her research, on the importance of mentors in her own professional development and in the lives of students, and…

Jul 22, 2011

CHASS Alum is Driving Force in Eugenics Victims’ Compensation Effort

CHASS alumna Charmaine Fuller Cooper (MPA ’07) has a tough job. As Executive Director of the N.C. Justice for Sterilization Victims Foundation, a newly-formed division of the state’s Department of Administration, her role is to express the state’s formal apology to victims of the N.C. Eugenics Board. She is also charged with bringing together a…

Jul 15, 2011

CHASS Faculty — Martha Crowley

Why does work matter? How do our experiences in work places affect other areas of our lives? Martha Crowley, assistant professor of sociology, focuses her research around such questions. Crowley reflects on her research, on the importance of mentors in her own professional development and in the lives of students, and on why she loves…

Jul 12, 2011

Alum’s Tea Party Research Featured in New York Times

John Coggin (Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies‘09) recently graduated from Harvard University with a Master of Theological Studies in Religion, Ethics, and Politics. While at Harvard, Coggin co-authored a paper that has become the subject of a New York Times piece, The Tea Party vs. The Freeloader. The paper Coggin co-authored, “The Tea Party and the…

Jul 8, 2011

Coastal Healing

“The cure for anything is saltwater — sweat, tears, or the sea.”—Isak Dinesen From the moment she boarded the ferry for Bald Head Island, Sgt. Ruby Hendrickson could feel herself begin to relax. “I didn’t feel on guard,” says the reservist, who was recuperating from painful neck and shoulder injuries she suffered on her third…

Jun 14, 2011

Freedom Riders Relive Past, Promote Unity

Doaa Dorgham, a junior majoring in psychology and minoring in international studies, recently got the chance to relive history. Dorgham was one of 40 students chosen from across the country to take part in the 2011 Student Freedom Ride organized by PBS to promote the national documentary “Freedom Riders” about the 1961 Civil Rights bus…

Jun 9, 2011

National Women’s Conference at NC State: “Unite for Peace”

Join the U.S. National Committee for UN Women at the 2011 National Conference “UNITE for PEACE – in our home, in our community, and in our world.” The conference builds collaborations to end violence against women – locally and globally. Leaders, subject matter experts, and other interested parties from nonprofit organizations, government, academia, philanthropy and…

Jun 9, 2011

CHASS Faculty — Nora Haeen

Associate Professor of Anthropology Nora Haenn looks at Mexican migration to the United States. She focuses her research on those who stay behind. In the classroom at NC State, Haenn fosters a culture of intellectual openness that encourages students to think for themselves. This video was produced by students of COM 437 – Advanced Digital Video – in…

Jun 9, 2011

Safer Sex: Study Examines Sexual Communication In Transgender Community

For Immediate Release Matt Shipman | NC State News Services | 919.515.6386 Dr. Kami Kosenko | 919.513.1477 Release Date: 06.02.2011 A new study from NC State University’s Department of Communication shows that talking about safer sex is a complicated process for individuals in the transgender community. The finding may help efforts to promote safer sex…