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Postcards from Spain 4: San Gobian Glass Factory and Whisky DYC

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Jun 16, 2017

Constructing Identity Among Italians at NC State

Each year, NC State is home to about 2,000 international students from more than 100 countries around the world. Cecilia Tomasatti is one of them.

Feb 17, 2017

Submit Your Poems to the 2017 NC State Poetry Contest

The NC State creative writing program is accepting entries to its annual statewide writing contest. Open to all North Carolina residents, the contest is one of the largest free literary competitions in the Southeast and drew more than 600 entrants last year.

Feb 6, 2017

5 Questions With Jim Gates, 2017 Diversity Lecture Speaker

Theoretical physicist Jim Gates explains why the dichotomy between seeking equity and seeking excellence is false in science and society at the the 2017 Humanities and Social Sciences Diversity Lecture.

Jan 23, 2017

Spend a Day with the Dean

As a Humanities and Social Sciences student, you've got a busy schedule. Your dean, Jeff Braden, wants to learn what it’s like to be a student and also share what it’s like to be a dean. So step right up and enter the "Side by Side with the Dean" contest. Tell us why the dean should experience your day, and why you’d like to walk in his shoes.

Oct 24, 2016

Career Workshop for Foreign Language Majors on November 7

Career Development Center's counselor Ms. Sarah Wild will be giving a career workshop for Foreign Languages and Literatures majors on Monday, November 7 from 3:00p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The location is Withers Hall room 105.

Aug 1, 2016

Writers Make Top Sci-Fi, Fantasy List

Five writers from NC State’s MFA in Creative Writing Program are receiving recognition for their work in science fiction and fantasy. Editors of the Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy series selected stories from one MFA student, three alumni and one faculty member to its latest list of notable stories. Among the winners, A Contracorriente Press' Copyeditor Julie Steinbacher.

Jul 11, 2016

Is There A Washington D.C. Accent?

Strawberries, Maryland and your mother play a starring role in this edition of What’s With Washington, in which we answer a question posed by several listeners: Does the Washington D.C. region have an accent? Walt Wolfram, English and sociolinguistics, featured.

Jul 6, 2016

Mapping the Life, Work of Lebanese-American Business Owners

NC State's Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies recently launched the first phase of Mapping the Mahjar, a digital humanities project that recounts the history of Lebanese immigrants around the world. Through an interactive visual display, the first phase tells the story of business owners who were part of the initial wave of the Lebanese diaspora in the United States.

Jun 23, 2016

Postcards from Spain 10: ¡Hasta Luego!

What did you think it would be like when you got here? Did it meet your expectations? Did you think you were going to be eating food similar to Mexican food? Come on! Be honest! 🙂 Chorizo. Tortilla. Bocadillos. Pan! Do you miss “pan” yet? Don’t worry: you will!

Jun 10, 2016

Postcards from Spain 4: San Gobian Glass Factory and Whisky DYC

Today we went on our second group excursion! Our first stop was at Saint Gobian in La Granja a commercial glass factory about 10 km from Segovia which produces glass 24 hours a day by scheduling workers in different shifts. There we were able to tour the factory and learn about the process of making glass bottles many of which are shipped to perfume companies all over the world including...