CLAS in the News, November 2012

January 22, 2013
Categories: College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences, Updates

Faculty Featured

  • James Tabor, religious studies, published “Christianity Before Paul” on Thursday, November 29, 2012, in Huffington Post.
  • “America Aflame,” a book by David Goldfield, history, was among “Librarian Nancy Pearl’s Picks for the Omnivorous Reader” on NPR books on Tuesday, November 27, 2012.
  • Jonathan Marks, anthropology, wrote “My ancestors, myself” in Aeon, a digital magazine of ideas and culture, on Wednesday, November 21, 2012.
  • Robin James, philosophy, was quoted in The New York Times in an article on “Dancing Up a Storm but Dying to Rock” on Friday, November 23, 2012.
  • Karen Cox, history, wrote an op-ed published in The New York Times on Sunday, November 18, 2012 on “A New Southern Strategy.”
  • Bill Brandon, political science & public administration, was quoted by wsoctv on Friday, November 16, 2012 on “N.C. and S.C. pursue different directions for new health care law.”
  • Harry Chernotsky, global, international & area studies, was quoted on Thursday, November 15, 2012, by wsoctv in “Israeli woman who taught in Charlotte describes escalating violence.”
  • Rosie Tong, Center for Professional & Applied Ethics, was quoted by wsoctv on Wednesday, November 14, 2012, in “Local doctors paid high sums from pharmaceutical companies.”
  • Jim Douglas, political science & public administration, was quoted by wsoctv on Friday, November 9, 2012, in “College students could see financial aid impacted by fiscal cliff.”
  • Mark West, English, wrote a column that was published on Thursday, November 8, 2012, in Charlotte Viewpoint, titled “Charlotte’s Distinct Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.”
  • Aaron Gwyn, English, wrote a column that was published on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, in Esquire.com, titled “In North Carolina, an Independent, Running Out of Later.”
  • Mark West, English, was quoted on Monday, November 5, 2012 by America Now, in “How Reading Habits Affect Personality.”
  • Greg Weeks, political science and public administration, was quoted by Charlotte Magazine in its November 2012 issue, on “Rocking the Vote: North Carolina’s growing Latino population takes center stage in the presidential election.”

Students Featured

  • Carlyn Cancy, political science major, and Jasmine Brown, criminal justice major, were quoted on reFriday, November 30, 2012, in The Charlotte Observer Lake Norman News: News of University City, in “Students hold clothing swap to help others.”