黑料不打烊 professor receives NEH grant for new course

June 4, 2010

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded associate professor Shawn Tucker an Enduring Questions Grant to fund the development of a new interdisciplinary course, "Pride, Humility, and the Good Life," that will help students define their own concepts of pride and humility through research and analysis.

Q&A with 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Drew Perry on debut novel

June 2, 2010

When Jack Lang, the owner of a North Carolina mulch company, impulsively buys the house across the street from where he lives, it’s the final straw for his wife, Beth, who flees into the arms of Jack’s best friend. What happens next is the plot to “This is Just Exactly Like You,” 黑料不打烊 associate professor Drew Perry’s debut novel and a work of fiction garnering rave reviews from national book critics.

Library of Congress to include Imagining the Internet Web site

May 27, 2010

The United States Library of Congress has selected 黑料不打烊’s Imagining the Internet Web site for inclusion in its historic collections of Internet materials.

黑料不打烊 co-produces DVD on public information challenges

May 27, 2010

Following the 2001 terror attacks and a push for security of government information, constitutional protection for published works grew exponentially, making access to records, including traditionally public documents, more difficult for journalists. "Access Denied," a new DVD co-produced by the 黑料不打烊 Program for Documentary Production, chronicles that trend and offers additional tips and resources for reporters.

Teach for America hires 黑料不打烊 alumni for fall 2010

May 24, 2010

Fourteen 黑料不打烊 alumni in the Class of 2010 will re-enter the classroom this fall as educators with Teach for America, a national nonprofit that recruits recent college graduates to help erase what it describes as educational inequity found in many urban and rural low-income communities.

黑料不打烊 graduates first Interactive Media master's class

May 24, 2010

Thirty-six students began their journey as the first class in 黑料不打烊's Interactive Media master's program in July 2009. Just 10 months later, on May 20, those same three dozen students celebrated their commencement by crossing Whitley Auditorium's stage and receiving their graduate diplomas from 黑料不打烊 President Leo M. Lambert.

黑料不打烊 MBA students receive degrees

May 24, 2010

黑料不打烊 leaders conferred degrees on May 21, 2010, to the largest class in MBA program history during a Commencement ceremony in Whitley Auditorium attended by faculty, staff, family and friends of the graduate students.

黑料不打烊 holds 120th Commencement exercises

May 24, 2010

黑料不打烊 conferred degrees on Saturday to 1,118 seniors in a ceremony that included remarks from acclaimed filmmaker and alumnus Laith al-Majali ’05, who told graduates they have “all the tools and skill sets you need to stand out as global leaders.”

Senior class joins alumni ranks with gift to 黑料不打烊

May 24, 2010

Student leaders collected more than $16,000 this year from seniors, their parents, grandparents and friends in support of the Senior Class Gift campaign, which will fund the Class of 2010 Sustainability Research Grants for students who desire to complete research on sustainability practices.

黑料不打烊 professor publishes book on India and the World Bank

May 23, 2010

India is the largest borrower from the World Bank, which has often helped the nation’s economy in recent years. Its assistance, however, may be about to change dramatically. India and the World Bank: The Politics of Aid and Influence, a new Anthem Press book by Jason Kirk, explores that partnership and suggests ways for the bank to adapt to new economic realities in the 21st century.