College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Oct 15, 2017

Helping Students Dream Big, Together

NC State alumni Bryan Hum and Laura Wilkinson, who work in the government sector in Washington, D.C., became great friends as students in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. They recently teamed up to create the Wilkinson-Hum Government Scholarship, a merit-based tuition award that will support juniors and seniors interested in careers in the federal government, national security, the intelligence community, international affairs, public policy and law. 

Sep 29, 2017

NC State Digital Humanities Projects Headed to Smithsonian

Two NC State digital humanities projects will be on display next month at the Smithsonian as part of a new festival highlighting innovative research, including work from the Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies. 

Aug 14, 2017

Smoothing the Bumps in the Road

Donor support for NC State students reaches beyond scholarship funding. The Student Emergency Fund, administered by the Division of Academic and Student Affairs, is helping students meet essential needs and easing unexpected burdens to keep them on the track to success. 

Jul 31, 2017

The Linguistics Behind Dialects

Grad student Jessica Hatcher educates high school students about sociolinguistics to promote inclusion and empathy. 

Jul 6, 2017

Nadabar begins Fulbright English Teaching Assignment in India

A summer 2016 internship with an international development organization led to a new adventure for Soumya Nadabar, who graduated from NC State in December. An Alexander Hamilton Scholar, she completed a double major in economics and international studies. 

Jun 27, 2017

Public Science Researcher Named to Distinguished Professorship

NC State's Jean Goodwin has been named SAS Institute Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric and Technical Communication. The professorship is made possible through the generosity of the SAS Institute Inc. and the State of North Carolina’s Distinguished Professors Endowment Fund. 

Jun 13, 2017

Kathryn Council Honored with 2017 Godwin Red Torch Award

Kathryn Council, an NC State alumna, volunteer and former staff member, received the 2017 Jerry and Elizabeth Godwin Red Torch Award on June 8 in recognition of her impact at the university. 

Jun 9, 2017

Mapping Early Syrian Immigration

In collaboration with the Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies, a group of public history graduate students in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences completed an innovative exploration of Syrian immigration to New York starting in the late 1800s. 

Jun 5, 2017

Alumna Forges a Path for Others

The first recipient of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences' Rebecca and Ruth C. Leonard Scholarship, Sharita Whitaker graduated summa cum laude from NC State in 2007 before enrolling at NC Central University’s School of Law. Now a real estate attorney at one of the state’s largest firms, she chairs the North Carolina Bar Association’s Minorities in the Profession Committee. 

Jun 5, 2017

Street Smarts and the Arts

Alabama Stone, who received the Robbie S. Knott Scholarship from the Department of English, and Tyree Davis, a Cave Canem fellow, have produced an anthology of poetry that resulted from workshops they led for homeless young people in Raleigh. Stone and Davis recently completed their MFA degrees at NC State's College of Humanities and Social Sciences.