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Nov 5, 2010

CHASS Faculty — John Kessel

John Kessel is a professor of creative writing and American literature. A winner of the Nebula Award, the Theodore Sturgeon Award, the Locus Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the James Tiptree, Jr. Award, Kessel has taught at NCSU since 1982, and helped organize and served as the first director of the university’s Master of Fine…

Nov 4, 2010

Soul of a Lion

Barbara Bennett never imagined that she’d fall asleep to the sound of roaring lions. Or that she’d master the art of diapering a baby baboon. Or land a book deal with National Geographic. But a stint volunteering at a wildlife refuge in Namibia proved a turning point that set the literature professor on a path of…

Nov 3, 2010

CHASS alums recount NCSU’s basketball history

Carrie McGaha CHASS Communications Intern CHASS alums Tim Peeler (English ’87) and Roger Winstead (Communication ’87) vividly illustrate the many traditions and innovations that have shaped Wolfpack basketball as well as the history and customs of college basketball itself in their new book NC State Basketball: 100 Years of Innovation. Like NC State basketball, Peeler…

Oct 18, 2010

Deep-fried food and NC dialects at 2010 State Fair

Carrie McGaha CHASS Communications InternFunnel cakes, corn dogs and cotton candy – you can taste them all at the North Carolina State Fair. This year’s fairgoers got some extra flavor when they visited a CHASS exhibit celebrating the state’s richly-flavored stew of dialects. The language and dialect booth, sponsored by the North Carolina Language and…

Oct 1, 2010

CHASS Student of the Month – October 2010

Anuja Acharya, October 2010 CHASS Student of the Month

Sep 1, 2010

CHASS Student of the Month – September 2010

Megan Myers, September 2010 CHASS Student of the Month.

Aug 20, 2010

CHASS Alumni — Maria Kingery

Some business professionals cite interpersonal communication as the most challenging part of their jobs, Maria Kingery (English, ’99) finds it exhilarating. “For some, the people part is the most difficult part. I find it to be the most exciting and interesting and rewarding.”  Kingery, the co-founder and director of cultural development at Southern Energy Management,…

Aug 3, 2010

Walt Wolfram Introduces Chancellor Woodson to southeastern NC

When it comes to dialects, North Carolina is one of the nation’s richest states. Dr. Walt Wolfram, William C. Friday Distinguished University professor and director of the North Carolina Language and Life Project recently introduced new NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson to some of that linguistic diversity as they toured around Pembroke, where Wolfram has…

Feb 1, 2010

CHASS Student of the Month – February 2010

Lauren LaMontagne, February 2010 CHASS Student of the Month

Nov 1, 2009

CHASS Student of the Month – November 2009

May Chung, November 2009 CHASS Student of the Month