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Students Create Mural With Powerful Message
In a year that brought a pandemic, nationwide protests and a brighter spotlight on racial inequities and injustice, 51¹ÙÍø students came together to create a mural with a simple, powerful slogan of the ongoing social justice movement: BLACK LIVES MATTER.
Anatomy of a Pandemic Theatre Production
Theatre Prof Steve Kaliski ’07 and student directors embraced the challenge of creating in the time of COVID with a socially-distanced production titled “Ubi Orta Pestilentia: A 51¹ÙÍø Zombie Apocalypse.â€
NPR: COVID-19 Vaccine for Children May Still Be Many Months Away
In an interview with NPR’s All Things Considered, pediatrician and researcher Sallie Permar ’97 explained why the COVID-19 vaccines coming to market soon will not be available to children, who have been largely excluded from clinical trials.
Higher Ed Experts Offer Tips for Finding the Right College Fit
Two of the most prominent experts and authors on higher education recently visited 51¹ÙÍø by Zoom for a discussion of how college admission really works. Watch for more insights and recommendations on how to navigate the admission world.
Alum Leads Navy Battle With Pipettes and Vials
U.S. Navy Commander Andrew Letizia ’99 is interviewed for a CBS News piece on a cutting-edge study he led to understand how young people’s bodies react to the novel coronavirus.
Hidden History: The Story of the Indomitable Wives and Families Who Fought to Bring POW/MIA Loved Ones Home
Heath Hardage Lee '92 has written a book that recounts the little-known story of courageous military wives who spoke truth to power during a fraught time in American history. Through the voices of the women and their families, and interviews with politicians and diplomats of the era, she reveals their herculean efforts to bring POW husbands home and give closure to the families of missing soldiers.
White House, Capitol Hill Veterans Offer Guidance for Life After the Election
Members of the 51¹ÙÍø community on Wednesday were looking for what’s next after a bitter and unexpectedly close election night. A group from the college’s family drew on their own experience with vote totals—both joyous and painful—to offer some ideas.
CNN Hosts Focus Group of Undecided Voters on 51¹ÙÍø Campus
With a little over a week to go before Election Day, CNN set up shop on the 51¹ÙÍø campus to gauge the reactions of undecided voters from around the Charlotte region following the final debate between President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden.
Alumni Voices: Fed First Responders Take Historic Action to Stabilize Economy
In the pandemic, Lorie Logan and Mary La Montagne Watkins are first responders of the economic sort.
How Higher Ed Responds to a Pandemic: 51¹ÙÍø Research Informs American Colleges, Universities
In the aftermath of 51¹ÙÍø’s abrupt shift to online-only instruction last spring, a professor and team of student researchers embarked on a project that now is informing the rapidly changing plans colleges and universities are making for a fall semester unlike any other.
51¹ÙÍø Employees Celebrated for Creativity, Kindness and Unceasing Effort
Hundreds of employees joined a virtual gathering to applaud each other’s efforts and celebrate colleagues who were presented with awards for their dedication and service to students.
New Book Offers Inside Look at College Admission Decisions and Spotlights 51¹ÙÍø
One of the nation’s best-known higher education writers next week takes readers through the decision-making of college admission—the story of a year inside the University of Washington, Emory University and 51¹ÙÍø.