Category: In The Media
UNC professor discusses removal of Confederate monument
After four days of attempts and decades of calls for it, the granite pillar holding the statue of a Confederate soldier on the Capitol grounds in Raleigh is gone. This … Read more
Confederate monuments reflected ‘false history,’ removal ‘long time coming,’ UNC professor says
History professor Jim Leloudis speaks with reporter David Crabtree about the removal of Confederate monuments. WRAL
If the Military Renames Southern Bases, Whose Names Should Replace the Confederate Generals?
Joseph Glatthaar, the Stephenson Distinguished Professor in the history department, discusses the puzzling historical context behind the naming of North Carolina’s Fort Bragg in a story by Blue Ridge Public … Read more
OFFICIALS: Teenager bitten by shark off Cape Hatteras
Joel Fodrie talks about shark bites in relation to a recent story of a teenager being bitten by a shark. He was also quoted in a feature on the same … Read more
Carolina Public Humanities Taking a Deeper Look at Michael Jordan’s Activist History
WCHL previews a discussion hosted by Carolina Public Humanities with history teaching associate professor Matthew Andrews about Michael Jordan and his recent shift to publicly supporting social justice movements. WCHL/Chapelboro
10 Revolutionary Texts Every Black Girl Should Read
African, African American and diaspora studies professor Kia Caldwell’s 2007 book, Negras in Brazil: Re-envisioning Black Women, Citizenship, and the Politics of Identity, is included in Essence magazine’s list of … Read more
‘Impossible Documents’ — How An Enslaved Muslim Scholar Illuminates Southern Identity
Religious studies professor Carl Ernst discusses the works of Muslim scholar Omar ibn Said, and the new translation by Ernst and Duke University associate professor Mbaye Bashir Lo. WUNC, “The … Read more
Black Community and the Freedom to Breathe
Anthropology professor Karla Slocum writes about the freedom in having spaces – physical, social and imaginative – that provide black people safety and an opportunity to thrive. Noema magazine
Explaining Racial Inequity and Policing Disparities with 20M NC Traffic Stops
Political science professor Frank Baumgartner talks about his research in North Carolina traffic stops, where black Americans are more likely to be pulled over than white Americans. WCHL/Chapelboro
‘Democracy trying to breathe.’ A season of protest seeks racial equity in NC
Kenneth “Andy” Andrews, chair of the department of sociology at UNC and a specialist in social movements, race and ethnicity, spoke to The News & Observer about recent protests. The … Read more
Protests Underway in Uptown Charlotte
History assistant professor William Sturkey talks about the historical context of the current protests. WSOC – Charlotte
Thousands of police officers are taking a knee. Does it make a difference?
William Sturkey, an assistant professor in the history department, is quoted on the symbolism of kneeling in racial protests in a story by Religion News Service. Religion News Service
How the Pandemic Will Change Teaching on Campus
Kelly Hogan is quoted in this article about how face-to-face teaching may change in light of social distancing, and how she has had to think about how the classroom space … Read more
NC Community Members Reflect Their History With Policing and Protests
Religious studies and political science major Chris Suggs is interviewed about his work with youth organizers in Kinston, NC. WUNC, “The State of Things”
ENC braces for active season in the tropics
Rick Luettich, marine sciences professor and Institute of Marine Sciences director, spoke with WITN about the start of hurricane season. WITN
Large-scale early Mayan sites in Mexico revealed by lidar mapping technology
Patricia A. McAnany, the Kenan Eminent Professor of Anthropology, writes in the research journal Nature on how lidar technology led to the discovery of hidden monumental structures at a Mayan … Read more
Kids miss summer camp
As summer camps are closed and canceled due to the pandemic, psychology professor Mitch Prinstein talks about the importance that kids still find outlets to have fun for emotional development. … Read more
The Man Who Saved Southern Apples
An article by Civil Eats describes how a class taught by Elizabeth Engelhardt (the John Shelton Reed Distinguished Professor of Southern Studies and Senior Associate Dean for Fine Arts and … Read more
Area marine labs host summer courses online
Rick Luettich, marine sciences professor and Institute of Marine Sciences director, spoke with the Carteret County News-Times about the reopening of the lab. Carteret County News-Times
Where Stories are Lore, Folks See Change
Hans Paerl, marine sciences professor, and Rick Luettich, marine sciences professor and Institute of Marine Sciences director, spoke with the Coastal Review Online for the third part of their climate change … Read more