College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences

As part of the inaugural Charlotte Research Scholars program, students from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and other UNC Charlotte colleges spent their summers alongside faculty conducting original and cutting-edge research. The program provided summer research opportunities to 50 undergraduate students, of which 31 are majors in disciplines in the College of Liberal […]

The community is in mourning following the death on June 9 of religious studies and psychology major Jordan Daniel Slusher, 21, of Gastonia. Jordan’s death in Stone Mountain State Park has been ruled an accident, according to news reports quoting the North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation.  He and friends had hiked to the […]

History Tech, an online resource for social studies teachers, has named David Goldfield’s book America Aflame as one of seven great books on its summer reading list. Goldfield is Robert Lee Bailey Professor of History in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

While the future can be as unpredictable as the weather, UNC Charlotte graduates will take with them the ability to withstand uncertainties, said spring commencement speaker Kate Grove. “The weather, much like life, can at times be unpredictable,” said Grove, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology. She spoke during the May […]

Five College of Liberal Arts & Sciences students were among the nine students named “Best of the Best,” in April for extraordinary contributions to UNC Charlotte through academic and co-curricular pursuits. The Center for Leadership Development coordinated the awards.

The Master of Public Administration (MPA) program in the UNC Charlotte College of Liberal Arts & Sciences again has been named among the top 60 public affairs programs in the country in the Best Graduate Schools by U.S. News Media Group rankings. “Our Master of Public Administration Program maintains a consistent focus on providing our […]

Jamie Strickland of Geography & Earth Sciences is the 2012 recipient of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences’ Excellence in Teaching Award for full-time lecturers. Iain Ross Bolton of  Political Science & Public Administration and Global, International, & Area Studies is receiving the award for part-time lecturers. The college held a reception to honor […]

A special screening of the 90-minute director’s cut of the new film The Jesus Discovery will be shown from 2:30 to 5 p.m., Sunday, April 29, in the Queen’s Court Ballroom of the Renaissance Hotel near SouthPark. This version has never been shown in the United States and was aired in Canada on Vision TV […]

Sarah Haas, a Ph.D. student in Geography in the Center for Applied Geographic Information Science, has received a substantial travel scholarship that will allow her to study in South Africa and a National Science Foundation-funded training grant that will help her learn new data techniques. In the first award, Haas will travel to the University […]

Jacob Huffman, a Geography & Earth Sciences major and Levine Scholar at UNC Charlotte, has been chosen for the Newman Civic Fellows Award.  This national honor recognizes college student leaders who have demonstrated their investment in finding solutions to the challenges that communities face. “Jacob is an exceptional student who is excelling in his field […]