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Sep 18, 2024

Fielding Success

MALS student Caden Noonkester’s unlikely rise as NC State’s starting punter is as surprising to him as it is to anyone. 

May 20, 2024

Alumni Spotlight: MALS Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Researchers

Emerald Vaught: Navigating Academic Trajectories and Advocacy Initially drawn to MALS for its potential to enhance her competitiveness for a future doctorate, Emerald Vaught found herself immersed in a world of intellectual exploration and academic growth. Her concentration, “Social Identity and Inequality,” laid the foundation for her culminating project—a Master’s thesis delving into feminist histories…

May 13, 2024

Fall 2024 Seminar Preview

MLS 501-001: Success and Its Discontents Dr. Michael Garval In our modern, ostensibly egalitarian, meritocratic societies, “success” seems the measure of all things.  But from the outset there have been doubts, questions, matters of discontent.  How does or doesn’t the pursuit of success align with goals and ideals like wealth, power, fame, happiness, love, or justice?  And in…

May 13, 2024

MALS Alumni Present at the AGLSP Conference

Three alumni of the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) program gave an impressive performance at the 2023 Annual Conference of the Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs (AGLSP). The conference, which took place in San Diego, California, was themed “WONDERlust: Interdisciplinary Encounters with Awe” and was filled with excitement. These alumni shared their…

May 13, 2024

MALS Student Achievements

Conner Tomlinson Harmonizing Art, Communication, and Academia Conner Tomlinson’s academic journey exemplifies the fusion of passion and scholarly inquiry within the MALS program at NC State University. As a third-generation State student, Tomlinson’s roots in North Carolina laid the foundation for his academic pursuits, which seamlessly blend his love for music production with a deep…

May 13, 2024

MALS Faculty Spotlight: Bob Patterson

Dr. Bob Patterson, a distinguished faculty member in the Crop Science Department at NC State University, has dedicated his career to exploring the intricate relationship between genetics, environment, and sustainable crop production. With a rich academic background spanning agronomy, soil science, and plant physiology, Dr. Patterson brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his…

Jul 25, 2023

MALS Higher Education Professionals

Three MALS higher education professionals discuss their time in the MALS program as well as what they have been doing since graduating.

Jul 11, 2023

Fall 2023 Seminars Preview

From ruminations on the ethics of human enhancement technologies to a hands-on study of the creative process, find out what the fall 2023 MALS seminars have to offer.

Jul 11, 2023

MALS Faculty Spotlight: Jonathan Kramer

Meet Dr. Jonathan Kramer: cellist, ethnomusicologist, and the mind behind the MALS seminar on “The Creative Process.”

Jul 11, 2023

Student Spotlight: MALS Science, Technology and Society Researchers

Current students and alumni reflect on the research they did while in the MALS program.