College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Apr 24, 2024

New Scholarship Endowment Honors Memory of Political Science Endowment

It was a natural choice for Lope “Max” Diaz II’s parents — Lope and Aixa — to establish a new scholarship endowment in his memory to benefit students from his alma mater. Max died in 2017 from an aggressive form of brain cancer. He was 40 years old, a husband, father and devoted NC State alum. 

Feb 5, 2024

A New Endowment Reflects Business Alumna’s Passion for the Humanities

Ella M. Price ’99 is a real estate investor passionate about history and the humanities. Those passions and a desire to pay it forward inspired the business alumna to establish a new endowment benefiting students in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. 

Jan 9, 2024

From Iran to Raleigh, a Family Legacy Continues at NC State

Thirty years after her father earned a degree from NC State, Kemmia Ghodrat graduated with dual degrees in sociology and communication in the fall of 2023. In addition to being an outstanding student, Kemmia was a 2022 Red and White Night speaker as well as a Chancellor’s Aide, assisting with numerous university philanthropic events. 

Nov 21, 2023

Faculty Giving Helps Scholarship Recipients ‘Think and Do’ Times Two

Ross Bassett, a professor in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the director of NC State’s Benjamin Franklin Scholars program, takes his impact on the Pack to new heights as a donor. 

Nov 21, 2023

Rick Speers Named 2023 Distinguished Alumnus

U.S. Army veteran, business executive, donor, advocate and dedicated member of the Wolfpack. Now, Rick Speers can add the College of Humanities and Social Sciences’ 2023 Distinguished Alumnus to his long list of accomplishments. 

Oct 27, 2023

Coming Full Circle

Cassidy Colson ’17 is a proud NC State alum, employee and donor. Coming from a small town in North Carolina, she relied on scholarship support to make her dreams of a college education come true. Now, she’s giving forward. 

Oct 17, 2023

A Lasting NC State Connection

Alumna and former social work professor Wilma Peebles-Wilkins was one of the first Black women to graduate from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences with a degree in sociology and a minor in social work. To honor her love for NC State and social work — and her parents’ commitment to education — she established The Myatt-Peebles Scholarship Endowment for Social Work. 

Aug 22, 2023

On the Path to Success

No matter what area — or areas — of NC State you support, your generosity makes a big difference throughout our campus. Our students graduate into successful careers, our faculty drive game-changing research and our programs build valuable connections, expanding our reach and your impact far beyond Raleigh. This past academic year, 36,159 donors joined us on a path to a bolder, brighter future. Learn more about how donor support is powering the extraordinary in a new school year. 

Jun 6, 2023

Linguistic Research Team Preserves Local Dialects and Culture

Walt Wolfram, William C. Friday Distinguished University Professor in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, is a leading linguist who has dedicated his career to studying language evolution and helping communities document their culture through the Language and Life Project. 

Apr 18, 2023

Two Faculty Win Holladay Medal

The Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence was named in honor of NC State’s first professor of history and its first president. This year’s recipients are Drexel Professor Jerzy Bernholc, from the Department of Physics, and Mary Haskett, a professor in the Department of Psychology who is also known as a fierce advocate for under-resourced students.