Edenton’s Harriet Jacobs Lifted Other Slaves

February 15, 2021

Creative writing senior Chloe Williams writes about Harriet Jacobs, who was born in 1813 and escaped slavery.

Quoted by…

The News & Observer

February 25, 2021

His father taught him English every night. Now, Raleigh man is first Yemeni judge in US

Alumnus Rashad Hauter has been recently appointed to be District Court judge in Wake County, and is the only Yemeni-born … Continued

Player vs Life podcast

February 18, 2021

The Cosmos: The Influence of Astrophysics and Sci-Fi

Physics and astronomy professor Christian Iliadis joins the Player vs. Life podcast to discuss the ways astrophysics and science fiction … Continued

Inside Higher Ed

February 17, 2021

The Skinny on Teaching Evals and Bias

Inside Higher Ed writes on student evaluations, and features research by public policy’s Daniel Gitterman and Rebecca Kreitzer. Insider Higher … Continued

Forbes

February 15, 2021

We Can Use The Pandemic to Reimagine Global Health Teaching

Benjamin Mason Meier, an associate professor of public policy is quoted by Forbes on how the pandemic is shaping student … Continued

The Washington Post

February 9, 2021

‘Coronaphobia’: Covid anxiety has a name. Here’s how to cope.

Jonathan Abramowitz, a professor of psychology and director of the UNC Anxiety and Stress Disorders Clinic, tells The Washington Post … Continued

History Hit: The Ancients podcast

February 8, 2021

Besieging Masada

In this “Besieging Masada” episode of History Hit’s “The Ancients” podcast, religious studies professor Jodi Magness to discuss the archaeological … Continued

The Washington Post

February 4, 2021

Virginia may abolish the death penalty. There’s a racist history behind why a few jurisdictions use it most.

Political science professor Frank Baumgartner and graduate student Christian Caron write a piece for The Washington Post’s Monkey Cage about … Continued

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