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The Sociology of Hip-Hop: Freshmen Present Research Findings

Freshmen Alfred Anderson and Kelly Darden presented their research about the sociology of hip-hop culture at the Southeastern Undergraduate Sociology Symposium at Emory University. “We were the only freshmen there, as far as I could tell," says Darden. "We got good feedback, and were encouraged to submit our work for conferences at Princeton and Harvard, among others. Our research topic is not widely covered."

“It is very unusual for first

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Lauren Kirkpatrick | Posted in Research, Sociology and Anthropology, Students | Tagged in: Diversity, Freshmen, Undergraduate Academics| Comments (11)

Speaking Out for Women -- at the United Nations

Becca Bishopric ‘11 and senior Anuja Acharya (Political Science and English) were fellows during the past year with WomenNC.org. They each spent time researching a topic dealing with rural women in North Carolina and wrote a paper on those findings. This week, they're in New York presenting their research on women's issues to the United Nations. The pair will represent WomenNC.org, a nonprofit organization that formed out of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. They will spend a few days attending U.N. workshops and seminars covering issues affecting rural women around the world. On Thursday, they will present their findings. Acharya is a CHASS Dean's Scholarship recipient.

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Lauren Kirkpatrick | Posted in Alumni, Giving, Interdisciplinary Studies Program, Research, School of Public and International Affairs, Students | Tagged in: International Studies, Political Science, Undergraduate Academics, Women and Gender Studies| Comments (0)

Cedars in the Pines: The Lebanese of North Carolina

Cedars in the Pines, a documentary film produced as part of NC State's Khayrallah Program for Lebanese-American Studies, premiered at the NC Museum of History on March 28. The film represents the first phase of a multifaceted project to research, document, preserve, and publicize the history of the Lebanese-American community in North Carolina from the 1890s through the present.

Posted on February 28, 2012 by lhwilli3 | Posted in Faculty, History, Research | Tagged in: international, Khayrallah Program for Lebanese-American Studies, Linguistics Program| Comments (2)

Dean for a Day Diaries 2012

CHASS Dean Jeff Braden traded places with junior International Relations and Criminology major Laura Wilkinson during the college's annual Dean for a Day event. Braden attended Wilkinson's classes and took over her work as editor of the Technician. Meanwhile, "Dean Wilkinson" attended Braden's meetings and even taught his PSY 200 class. Read their diaries--and don't miss the pictures on the CHASS FaceBook page.

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Lauren Kirkpatrick | Posted in Dean, Students | Tagged in: Dean Braden, Dean for a Day, Undergraduate Academics| Comments (0)

Project Aims To Improve HIV/AIDS Prevention Materials For African-American Women

African-American women make up a disproportionate number of HIV/AIDS cases in the United States. Researchers from NC State University--including faculty from the Department of Communication--are trying to change that, leading a National Science Foundation project aimed at developing HIV/AIDS prevention materials that resonate with African-American female college students.

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Lauren Kirkpatrick | Posted in Communication, Faculty, Research, Students | Tagged in: Diversity| Comments (0)