College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Imdat Ozen, a lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, will discuss “The Rise of Populism in Europe” as the final speaker of the 2019 Great Decisions Lecture Series. This free, public presentation is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 25, at Charlotte Country Day School.

Associate Professor of English Janaka Bowman Lewis will spend four weeks this summer in residency at the National Humanities Center in the Research Triangle Park, working on the project, “Black Girlhood and the Power of Belonging.” Lewis will join a select group of about 40 scholars from across the nation who were chosen to conduct research in residency at the center.

Men hold nearly all primary breadwinning positions in top income households, and the glass ceiling that has hindered women’s advancement in the workplace is more extensive than previously thought, a new study by UNC Charlotte researcher Jill Yavorsky and colleagues finds.

Rebecca Hester, an assistant professor at Virginia Tech, will present “Embodied politics: health promotion, migrant activism and neoliberalism” at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 12, in the Cone University Center, Room 210.

Hester, who teaches in the Department of Science, Technology and Society, focuses her scholarship on body politics, global health, immigration and the cultural politics of health and medicine.

According to Hester, there are two predominant theoretical approaches to health and its promotion, both of which are based in activist politics.

The UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens produces the podcast “The Plants We Eat.” English professor Alan Rauch has “Air-udition,” and special education professor Donna Sacco has “Our Exceptional Children.”
All three are entries in the Queen City PodQuest, sponsored by NPR affiliate WFAE.

Amal Khoury, an assistant professor in the Department of Global Studies, will present “The Middle East: Regional Disorder” as part of the 2019 Great Decisions Lecture Series. This free, public presentation is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 13, at the International House, 1817 Central Ave. 

The Charlotte Teachers Institute will host the public event “Exploring American Sacred Values” on Thursday, Feb. 21, at the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts+Culture.

Michael Morgan, associate justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, will address “Why Courts Matter” at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 13, in the Popp Martin Student Union, Room 163.

Morgan, a graduate of Duke University, completed his law degree at North Carolina Central University. He was elected to the state Supreme Court in November 2016. Previously, he served on the N.C. Superior Court, elected in 2004 and re-elected in 2012.

UNC Charlotte’s Botanical Gardens is celebrating chocolate, just in time for Valentine’s Day. This free, public event is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 10, at the McMillan Greenhouse.

Jeff Gillman, director of the Botanical Gardens, will give a short talk about the cocoa tree at 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Esa Weinreb, head chocolate maker at the Underground Truffle, will demonstrate chocolate making at noon and 1:30 p.m.

Beth Whitaker, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, will discuss “Refugees and Global Migration” as the second speaker for the 2019 Great Decisions Lecture Series. This free, public presentation is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 6, at UNC Charlotte Center City.