College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences

Students at UNC Charlotte are partnering with students in Russia to promote healthy living, through a collaboration created by program director Yuliya Baldwin and funded by the U.S. Department of State.

The City of Hamlet has hired UNC Charlotte Ph.D. student Chuck McShane as its next Museum Manager and Downtown Coordinator, with his post starting on Jan. 21.

UNC Charlotte Assistant Professor of English JuliAnna Ávila and her co-editor Jessica Zacher Pandya have received the prestigious 2014 Edward B. Fry Book Award for their book that explores the intersection of critical and digital literacies and the impact on students and teachers.

Authors in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences in 2014 researched, wrote and edited 32 books on an array of topics including primates of Vietnam, trends in drug use and distribution, Hispanic children’s literature, middle class white anti-racism, stalled peacemaking in Israel and Palestine, the meltdown of the middle class, the U.S. Court of Appeals, HIV/AIDS, ethics, and reality TV and discourse analysis.

A research paper co-authored by UNC Charlotte student and faculty researchers has been named the most influential research pieces related to health care disparities for 2014, according to the Culture of Health Reader Poll by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, considered the largest philanthropic efforts devoted to public health.

With deep sadness, the college notes the death of longtime faculty member James Holt McGavran, Jr., Professor of English, who passed away on Dec. 20, 2014. A visitation will be held at Hankins & Whittington Funeral Home in Charlotte on Friday, Dec. 26, from 5 to 7 p.m., and a funeral service will be held at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in downtown Charlotte at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 27.

UNC Charlotte graduate Barbara Coberly offers testament to the age-old saying that it is never too late to learn something new, as she completes her bachelor’s degree in sociology at age 81.

The annual 100 Words Film Festival challenges talented filmmakers from around the world to deliver compelling tales using exactly 100 words. The strict parameters are not easy to work with, but UNC Charlotte student and filmmaker Mark Borja took on the challenge, with two films chosen for screening at the 2014 festival.

History is woven from the threads of people’s lives. For UNC Charlotte student, writer, researcher and historian Chuck McShane, the ability to tease out one thread has led to another, and another, and yet another – resulting in a book, magazine articles and academic research projects.

Masks have served as a symbol of cultures around the world for centuries. Masks are unique and through their appearance, they can communicate about the unique people and cultures they represent. A student-created exhibit in the Languages Resource Center communicates about cultures while using visual and digital features.